バイエル薬品は4月18日、第Xa因子阻害剤 XARELTO® (イグザレルト, 一般名:rivaroxaban, 開発コード:BAY 59-7939)の日本発売を発表した。適応は「非弁膜症性心房細動患者における虚血性脳卒中及び全身性塞栓症の発症抑制」。また、バイエルの提携企業 Janssen は、5月2日に深部静脈血栓症(DVT:deep vein thrombosis)および肺塞栓症(PE:pulmonary embolism)の治療と静脈血栓塞栓症(VTE:venous thromboembolism)の再発抑制に使用する適応追加を、9日に急性冠症候群(ACS)患者のステント血栓症リスク低下のために抗血小板療法と併用する適応追加を、米国FDAへ販売承認を申請したと発表した。
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- “Discovery of the Novel Antithrombotic Agent 5-Chloro-N-({(5S)-2-Oxo-3- [4-(3-Oxomorpholin-4-Yl)Phenyl]-1,3-Oxazolidin-5-Yl}Methyl)Thiophene-2- Carboxamide (Bay 59-7939) An Oral, Direct Factor Xa Inhibitor” J. Med. Chem., 2005, 48, 5900–5908. DOI: 10.1021/jm050101d
Despite recent progress in antithrombotic therapy, there is still an unmet medical need for safe and orally available anticoagulants. The coagulation enzyme Factor Xa (FXa) is a particularly promising target, and recent efforts in this field have focused on the identification of small-molecule inhibitors with good oral bioavailability. We identified oxazolidinone derivatives as a new class of potent FXa inhibitors. Lead optimization led to the discovery of BAY 59-7939 (5), a highly potent and selective, direct FXa inhibitor with excellent in vivo antithrombotic activity. The X-ray crystal structure of 5 in complex with human FXa clarified the binding mode and the stringent requirements for high affinity. The interaction of the neutral ligand chlorothiophene in the S1 subsite allows for the combination of good oral bioavailability and high potency for nonbasic 5. Compound 5 is currently under clinical development for the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic diseases.