Givinostat

Givinostat (INN[1]) or gavinostat (originally ITF2357) is a histone deacetylase inhibitor with potential anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenic, and antineoplastic activities.[2] It is a hydroxamate used in the form of its hydrochloride.

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FormulaC24H27N3O4
Molar mass421.497 g·mol−1
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Givinostat is in numerous phase II clinical trials (including for relapsed leukemias and myelomas),[3] and has been granted orphan drug designation in the European Union for the treatment of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis,[4] polycythaemia vera.[5] and Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

A preclinical study produced early results suggesting the molecule might help with diastolic dysfunction.[6]

ITF2357 was discovered at Italfarmaco of Milan, Italy. It was patented in 1997 and first described in the scientific literature in 2005.[7][8]

Adverse effects

In clinical trials of givinostat as a salvage therapy for advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma, the most common adverse reactions were fatigue (seen in 50% of participants), mild diarrhea or abdominal pain (40% of participants), moderate thrombocytopenia (decreased platelet counts, seen in one third of patients), and mild leukopenia (a decrease in white blood cell levels, seen in 30% of patients). One-fifth of patients experienced prolongation of the QT interval, a measure of electrical conduction in the heart, severe enough to warrant temporary suspension of treatment.[9]

Mechanism of action

Givinostat inhibits class I and class II histone deacetylases (HDACs) and several pro-inflammatory cytokines. This reduces expression of tumour necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin 1α and β, and interleukin 6.[8]

It also has activity against cells expressing JAK2(V617F), a mutated form of the janus kinase 2 (JAK2) enzyme that is implicated in the pathophysiology of many myeloproliferative diseases, including polycythaemia vera.[10][11] In patients with polycythaemia, the reduction of mutant JAK2 concentrations by givinostat is believed to slow down the abnormal growth of erythrocytes and ameliorate the symptoms of the disease.[5]

References

  1. "International Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances (INN). Recommended INN: List 63" (PDF). WHO Drug Information. 24 (1): 58–9. 2010.
  2. National Cancer Institute (2010). "Gavinostat". NCI Cancer Dictionary. U.S. National Institutes of Health. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
  3. "Search results for ITF2357". ClinicalTrials.gov.
  4. Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (23 February 2010). "Public summary of opinion on orphan designation: Givinostat for the treatment of systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis" (PDF). European Medicines Agency. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
  5. Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (3 March 2010). "Public summary of opinion on orphan designation: Givinostat for the treatment of polycythaemia vera" (PDF). European Medicines Agency.
  6. "Potential treatment for diastolic dysfunction in heart failure". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  7. WO 9743251, "Compounds with anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive activities", published 20 November 1997, assigned to Italfarmaco S.p.A.
  8. Leoni F, Fossati G, Lewis EC, Lee JK, Porro G, Pagani P, et al. (2005). "The histone deacetylase inhibitor ITF2357 reduces production of pro-inflammatory cytokines in vitro and systemic inflammation in vivo". Molecular Medicine. 11 (1–12): 1–15. doi:10.2119/2006-00005.Dinarello. PMC 1449516. PMID 16557334.
  9. Tan J, Cang S, Ma Y, Petrillo RL, Liu D (February 2010). "Novel histone deacetylase inhibitors in clinical trials as anti-cancer agents". Journal of Hematology & Oncology. 3: 5. doi:10.1186/1756-8722-3-5. PMC 2827364. PMID 20132536.
  10. Vannucchi AM, Guglielmelli P, Pieri L, Antonioli E, Bosi A (February 2009). "Treatment options for essential thrombocythemia and polycythemia vera". Expert Review of Hematology. 2 (1): 41–55. doi:10.1586/17474086.2.1.41. PMID 21082994.
  11. Guerini V, Barbui V, Spinelli O, Salvi A, Dellacasa C, Carobbio A, et al. (April 2008). "The histone deacetylase inhibitor ITF2357 selectively targets cells bearing mutated JAK2(V617F)". Leukemia. 22 (4): 740–7. doi:10.1038/sj.leu.2405049. PMID 18079739.

Further reading

  • Job-Deslandre C (January 2007). "Idiopathic juvenile-onset systemic arthritis". Orphanet. Orphan number: ORPHA85414.
  • Amaru Calzada A, Todoerti K, Donadoni L, Pellicioli A, Tuana G, Gatta R, et al. (August 2012). "The HDAC inhibitor Givinostat modulates the hematopoietic transcription factors NFE2 and C-MYB in JAK2(V617F) myeloproliferative neoplasm cells". Experimental Hematology. 40 (8): 634–45.e10. doi:10.1016/j.exphem.2012.04.007. PMID 22579713.
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