Identification
- Generic Name
- Alferminogene tadenovec
- DrugBank Accession Number
- DB05306
- Background
Alferminogene tadenovec, Cardium’s lead product candidate, is being developed for the potential treatment of myocardial ischemia that gives rise to angina symptoms associated with coronary heart disease. Alferminogene tadenovec represents a new therapeutic class of biologics designed to promote angiogenesis and thereby improve blood flow following a one-time intracoronary administration from a standard cardiac infusion catheter.
- Type
- Biotech
- Groups
- Investigational
- Biologic Classification
- Protein Based Therapies
Other protein based therapies - Protein Chemical Formula
- Not Available
- Protein Average Weight
- Not Available
- Sequences
- Not Available
- Synonyms
- Ad5FGF-4
- Alferminogene tadenovec
Pharmacology
- Indication
Investigated for use/treatment in angina, coronary artery disease, and heart disease.
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Not Available
- Mechanism of action
Alferminogene tadenovec holds the potential to promote a disease-modifying improvement by leveraging the body’s natural healing processes in response to myocardia ischemia (insufficient blood flow and myocardial oxygen supply). Angiogenesis, the growth of new collateral blood vessels, is a natural biologic response to repeated myocardial ischemia. These newly formed vessels provide alternate routes of blood flow and oxygen delivery to parts of the patient’s heart downstream from a blockage in a coronary artery. In many patients however, including those with recurrent angina, coronary collateral vessel formation is insufficient to meet the heart’s needs during stress. Currently available anti-anginal drugs, which may provide symptomatic relief, are generally designed to alter the oxygen demand of the heart muscle or dilate vessels to temporarily relieve angina. Alferminogene tadenovec is designed to promote the heart’s natural response of collateral growth and to increase blood flow in the microcirculation.
- Absorption
Not Available
- Volume of distribution
Not Available
- Protein binding
Not Available
- Metabolism
- Not Available
- Route of elimination
Not Available
- Half-life
Not Available
- Clearance
Not Available
- Adverse Effects
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Not Available
- Pathways
- Not Available
- Pharmacogenomic Effects/ADRs
- Not Available
Interactions
- Drug Interactions
- This information should not be interpreted without the help of a healthcare provider. If you believe you are experiencing an interaction, contact a healthcare provider immediately. The absence of an interaction does not necessarily mean no interactions exist.
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interactions in your softwareIloprost Iloprost may increase the hypotensive activities of Alferminogene tadenovec. Isosorbide mononitrate Alferminogene tadenovec may increase the vasodilatory activities of Isosorbide mononitrate. Patent Blue The therapeutic efficacy of Alferminogene tadenovec can be decreased when used in combination with Patent Blue. - Food Interactions
- Not Available
Products
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- Generx
Categories
- Drug Categories
- Chemical TaxonomyProvided by Classyfire
- Description
- Not Available
- Kingdom
- Organic Compounds
- Super Class
- Organic Acids
- Class
- Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives
- Sub Class
- Amino Acids, Peptides, and Analogues
- Direct Parent
- Peptides
- Alternative Parents
- Not Available
- Substituents
- Not Available
- Molecular Framework
- Not Available
- External Descriptors
- Not Available
- Affected organisms
- Humans and other mammals
Chemical Identifiers
- UNII
- 79EDH25YRK
- CAS number
- 473553-86-5
References
- General References
- Grines CL, Watkins MW, Mahmarian JJ, Iskandrian AE, Rade JJ, Marrott P, Pratt C, Kleiman N: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of Ad5FGF-4 gene therapy and its effect on myocardial perfusion in patients with stable angina. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2003 Oct 15;42(8):1339-47. [Article]
- Henry TD, Grines CL, Watkins MW, Dib N, Barbeau G, Moreadith R, Andrasfay T, Engler RL: Effects of Ad5FGF-4 in patients with angina: an analysis of pooled data from the AGENT-3 and AGENT-4 trials. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Sep 11;50(11):1038-46. Epub 2007 Aug 24. [Article]
- Grines C, Rubanyi GM, Kleiman NS, Marrott P, Watkins MW: Angiogenic gene therapy with adenovirus 5 fibroblast growth factor-4 (Ad5FGF-4): a new option for the treatment of coronary artery disease. Am J Cardiol. 2003 Nov 7;92(9B):24N-31N. [Article]
- External Links
- PubChem Substance
- 347910068
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
Phase Status Purpose Conditions Count 3 Not Yet Recruiting Treatment Stable Angina (SA) 1
Pharmacoeconomics
- Manufacturers
- Not Available
- Packagers
- Not Available
- Dosage Forms
- Not Available
- Prices
- Not Available
- Patents
- Not Available
Properties
- State
- Liquid
- Experimental Properties
- Not Available
Drug created at November 18, 2007 18:23 / Updated at June 12, 2020 16:52