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Inflammatory Directions: Strategies For Six Diseases With Unmet Needs

Published by: CHI Insight Pharma Reports

Published: Apr. 1, 2008 - 176 Pages


Table of Contents


Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION: THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND THE INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE

1.1. The Immune System

1.2. Immune Dysfunction and Autoimmune Disease

Chapter 2

REVIEW OF THE INFLAMMATORY DISEASES: EPIDEMIOLOGY, PATHOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS, AND SYMPTOMS

2.1. Rheumatoid Arthritis

Pathology

Causes

Diagnosis

Epidemiology

2.2. Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Pathology

Causes

Diagnosis

Epidemiology

2.3. Psoriasis

Pathology

Causes

Diagnosis

Epidemiology

2.4. Lupus

Pathology

Causes

Diagnosis

Epidemiology

2.5. Multiple Sclerosis

Pathology

Causes

Diagnosis

Epidemiology

2.6. Asthma

Pathology

Causes

Diagnosis

Epidemiology

Chapter 3

CURRENT PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT OPTIONS

3.1. Rheumatoid Arthritis

Analgesics and NSAIDS

Corticosteroids

Synthetic DMARDs

Methotrexate

Arava (Leflunomide)

Other DMARDs

Biological DMARDs

Enbrel (Etanercept)

Remicade (Infliximab)

Humira (Adalimumab)

Kineret (Anakinra)

Orencia (Abatacept)

Rituxan (Rituximab)

3.2. Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Aminosalicylates

Corticosteroids

Immunomodulators

Azathioprine, 6-Mercaptopurine, and 6-Thioguanine

Methotrexate

Cyclosporine

Remicade (Infliximab)

Humira (Adalimumab)

Tysabri (Natalizumab)

Antibiotics

3.3. Psoriasis

Topical Therapies

Corticosteroids

Vitamin D3 and A Compounds

Retinoids

Coal Tar

Anthralin

Salicylic Acid

Light Therapy

Systemic Therapy

Methotrexate

Cyclosporine

Oral Retinoids

Hydroxyurea

Amevive (Alefacept)

Raptiva (Efalizumab)

Enbrel (Etanercept)

Remicade (Infliximab)

Humira (Adalimumab)

3.4. Lupus

NSAIDs

Antimalarials

Corticosteroids

Immunomodulators

3.5. Multiple Sclerosis

Corticosteroids

Disease-Modifying Agents

Interferon Beta

Copaxone (Glatiramer Acetate)

Novantrone (Mitoxantrone)

Tysabri (Natalizumab)

Other Immunomodulators

3.6. Asthma

Quick-Relief Medications

Bronchodilators

Oral Corticosteroids

Long-Term Control Medications

Inhaled Corticosteroids

Bronchodilators

Mast Cell Stabilizers

Leukotriene Modifiers

Xolair (Omalizumab)

Chapter 4

COMPOUNDS IN DEVELOPMENT: THE NEXT GENERATION OF DRUGS FOR INFLAMMATORY DISEASES

4.1. New Approaches to Inflammatory Diseases

Tumor Necrosis Factor Family Inhibitors

Interleukin Inhibitors

Other Cytokine Inhibitors

Chemokine Receptor Antagonists

Anti-inflammatory Cytokines

Compounds Targeting T-Cell Antigens

Compounds Targeting B-Cell Antigens

Complement Inhibitors

Adhesion Molecule Blockers

Protease Inhibitors

TACE

ICE

Cathepsin S

Kinase Inhibitors

p38 MAP Kinase

JNK

NF-ęB

Other Kinases

4.2. Setbacks

4.3. Rheumatoid Arthritis

TNF-alpha Inhibitors

UCB

Centocor

Targeted Genetics

Arana Therapeutics

Xencor

Meyer Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaxis

Ception Therapeutics

Ablynx

Nastech Pharmaceutical

Devgen

Interleukin Inhibitors

Amgen

Kinase Inhibitors

Rigel Pharmaceuticals

Plexxikon

4.4. Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Adhesion Molecule Blockers

Atlantic Healthcare

Millennium Pharmaceuticals

Other Compounds

InDex Pharmaceuticals

Genzyme

4.5. Psoriasis

TNF Inhibitors

Apollo Life Sciences

York Pharma

Interleukin Inhibitors

Centocor

Abbott Laboratories

Calcineurin Inhibitors

Isotechnika

Biogen Idec

CombinatoRx

Celgene

Vitamin D Analogs

CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals

Cytochroma

4.6. Lupus

Immunomodulators

La Jolla Pharmaceutical

Genelabs Technologies

BLyS Inhibitors

Human Genome Sciences

ZymoGenetics

Anthera Pharmaceuticals

Biogen Idec/Genentech

Xencor

Toll-like Receptor Antagonists

Coley Pharmaceutical Group

Dynavax Technologies

Idera Pharmaceuticals

4.7. Multiple Sclerosis

Immunomodulators

Biogen Idec

Genzyme/Bayer Schering Pharma

Novartis

Cytokines

Nastech Pharmaceutical

Syntonix Pharmaceuticals

Ichor Medical Systems

Nautilus Biotech

Flamel Technologies

Modigene

Bolder BioTechnology

CoGenesys

Allozyne

Peptide Vaccines and MBP-Base Therapeutics

Orchestra Therapeutics

BioMS Medical/Eli Lilly

Bayhill Therapeutics

Remyelinating Agents

Biogen Idec

Acorda Therapeutics

4.8. Asthma

Interleukin Inhibitors

GlaxoSmithKline

MedImmune/BioWa

Aerovance

Amgen

Genentech

Altair Therapeutics

CSL/Merck

Synairgen

Phosphodiesterase-4 Inhibitors

Nycomed

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals/Forest Laboratories

MediciNova

Other PDE4 Inhibitors

Toll-like Receptor Agonists

Coley Pharmaceutical Group/Sanofi-Aventis

Dynavax Technologies

Idera Pharmaceuticals

InDex Pharmaceuticals

CRTH2 Antagonists

References

Company Index with Web Addresses




FIGURES

Figure 1.1. The Immune Response

Figure 2.1. Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Figure 2.2. Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Figure 2.3. Pathophysiology of Psoriasis

Figure 2.4. The Allergic Cascade in Asthma

Figure 3.1. Therapeutic Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Figure 3.2. Therapeutic Management of Lupus Nephritis with Severe Renal Involvement




TABLES

Table 2.1. ACR Criteria for Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Table 3.1. Conventional Treatment Regimens for Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

Table 3.2. Stepwise Approach to Managing Asthma

Table 4.1. Clinical Programs in Inflammatory Diseases Suspended Since 2002

Table 4.2. Drugs in Clinical Trials for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Table 4.3. Drugs in Clinical Trials for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Table 4.4. Drugs in Clinical Trials for Psoriasis

Table 4.5. Drugs in Clinical Trials for Lupus

Table 4.6. Drugs in Clinical Trials for Multiple Sclerosis

Table 4.7. Drugs in Clinical Trials for Asthma

Abstract

The pharmaceutical industry is exhaustively exploring novel targets in the search for new drugs to treat inflammatory diseases.

Delving in-depth into these efforts, this report provides:
  • An analysis of six diseases: rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, and asthma
  • An assessment of existing drug therapies for these diseases
  • Discussion of pharmacological R&D strategies being employed by the industry in developing both biological and small-molecule agents for these diseases
  • Review of the approximately 200 compounds in clinical development and assessment of particularly noteworthy drug candidates for these diseases
Autoimmune disorders and asthma have drawn a great deal of attention from the pharmaceutical industry. The most successful new approach to treating inflammatory diseases in the last decade has addressed the pro-inflammatory role of cytokines, notably TNF-alpha, in these types of conditions. Three TNF-alpha blockers—Enbrel (etanercept), Remicade (infliximab), and Humira (adalimumab)—are now marketed for treating a range of autoimmune diseases, and they enjoy true blockbuster status, with aggregate sales topping $9 billion in 2006.

Nevertheless, the door remains open for improved therapeutics. Some patients do not respond to the TNF-alpha inhibitors; the effectiveness of the agents depends on long-term, even lifelong, administration; and they have been linked to tuberculosis, lymphoma, and other adverse effects.

Several new biological agents have begun to carve their own niches in the massive edifice of the TNF-alpha blockers. Orencia (abatacept), a T-cell co-stimulation modulator, was approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in 2005; Rituxan (rituximab), an anti-CD20 antibody, for rheumatoid arthritis in 2006; and Tysabri (natalizumab), an adhesion molecule blocker, for multiple sclerosis in 2006 and Crohn’s disease in 2008.

A recurrent theme in discussions of treatment options for autoimmune diseases is the inadequacy of the standard of care. Management and pharmacotherapy are seeing only incremental improvements. Patients with asthma, an allergic disease, tend to fare well with the drugs currently available, though better treatment options with less potential for side effects are needed.

The complexity of the immune system provides both opportunity and challenge for the pharmaceutical industry. There is a seemingly endless list of cytokines, receptors, and enzymes that can be disrupted in patients with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, and the sheer number of options leaves plenty of chances for companies—large established players and specialized newcomers alike—to carve out niches. On the other hand, the transition from brainstorm to marketed drug is fraught with pitfalls. Targeting a single receptor or protein often means being foiled by the immune system’s redundancy, while cutting too wide a swath through the system can result in unexpected side effects.

Inflammatory Directions: Strategies for Six Diseases with Unmet Needs is a valuable resource for anyone involved in the discovery, research, development, or marketing of inflammatory therapeutics.

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