Primary Objective:
To evaluate dose limiting toxicity and to determine the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of pentamidine in combination with salvage chemotherapy with ifosfamide, carboplatin and etoposide (ICE) on a 3-weeks schedule in relapsed/refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL).
Secondary Objective:
To estimate the overall best treatment response at 5- and 16-weeks from study enrollment. Although the clinical benefit of these drugs in combination has not been established, offering this treatment may provide a therapeutic benefit. The patients will be carefully monitored for tumor response and symptom relief, in addition to safety and tolerability.
To estimate the duration of response to the proposed combined therapy.
To measure the protein of regenerating liver-3 (PRL-3) level of expression in patients at time of relapse.
To measure circulating biomarkers of response (soluble CD30 (sCD30), and thymus and activation-related chemokine (TARC)) in serum samples collected throughout treatment and inhibition of (pSTAT, pAKT) in peripheral blood mononucleated cells (PBMC).
Exploratory Objective:
To measure cell-free messenger RNA (cfmRNA) in peripheral blood.
To measure cell-free DNA in peripheral blood

Start Date19 Dec 2018

Sponsor / Collaborator

University of Kentucky

NCT03403621 / TerminatedPhase 1/2IIT

Double Blind, Single-Center, Randomized, Within Subject Placebo, Phase I Study Evaluating the Effects of Novel Topical Gel in Prevention of Hypertrophic Scar Formation

Researchers are trying to find out more about the side effects of topical (applied to the skin) Pentamidine, to determine if it is safe for use in people. They also want to find out if topical use of Pentamidine can help treat hypertrophic scars.
Pentamidine is a medicine that is currently used to treat certain kinds of infection. It is most often given by intravenous (into a vein) or inhalation (through a breathing device). This medication is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in these forms.
Everyone in this study will receive topical Pentamidine (TP) in a silicone based gel (PCCA Pracasil Plus). Topical treatment of Pentamidine is still experimental and has not been formally tested for safety or effectiveness in a randomized control trial within the United States. The FDA has allowed the use of topical Pentamidine in this research study.

Start Date05 Mar 2018

Sponsor / Collaborator

Mayo Clinic

NCT03201159 / WithdrawnPhase 1IIT

A Pilot, Exploratory Dose Escalating Study on the Safety, Pharmacodynamics and Preliminary Efficacy of VLX103 in the Treatment of Moderate Alcoholic Steatohepatitis

The study drug (VLX103) is being developed for the treatment of Alcoholic Steatohepatitis and other liver diseases. Alcoholic Steatohepatitis is an inflammatory (associated with irritation, swelling and cell damage) disease that affects the liver. It is associated with heavy and chronic intake of alcohol and presence of fat in the liver. Signs and symptoms often include fever, yellowing of the skin, nausea and impairment of liver function.
The main objective of this study is to evaluate the safety, pharmacodynamics (what the drug does to the body) and pharmacokinetics (how the drug is handled by the human body, like absorption and elimination) of increasing doses of VLX103 in subjects with moderate Alcoholic Steatohepatitis. In other words, we will evaluate how your body tolerates VLX103 at a specific dose and the effects that this VLX103 dose has on your liver and your body in general. The secondary objectives of this study are to evaluate if VLX103 has the potential to treat Alcoholic Steatohepatitis patients, to determine the maximum dose that can be tolerated, and to measure the levels of VLX103 in your blood at different time points during the study.
VLX103 is an experimental drug. Experimental means that the drug has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of Alcoholic Steatohepatitis. The active ingredient in VLX103, pentamidine, is approved for treating parasitic (microorganisms) infections. Pentamidine is currently approved and marketed in about 20 countries, including the United States, for use by injection (administered by a syringe) and by inhalation (administered by a nebulizer) for other health conditions. However, VLX103 is the first oral form of pentamidine being developed, and is administered by mouth as an oral tablet.

Start Date25 Jun 2017

Sponsor / Collaborator

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism

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01 Feb 2025·Current computer-aided drug design

Insights to Design New Drugs against Human African Trypanosomiasis Targeting Rhodesain using Covalent Docking, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, and MM-PBSA Calculations

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Author: Santos, Mirelly Barbosa ; dos Santos Nascimento, Igor José ; De Jesus Marinho, Washley Phyama ; de Moura, Ricardo Olimpio

Background::

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are parasitic and bacterial diseases that affect approximately 149 countries, mainly the poor population without basic sanitation. Among these, Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), known as sleeping sickness, shows alarming data, with treatment based on suramin and pentamidine in the initial phase and melarsoprol and eflornithine in the chronic phase. Thus, to discover new drugs, several studies point to rhodesain as a promising drug target due to the function of protein degradation and intracellular transport of proteins between the insect and host cells and is present in all cycle phases of the parasite.

Methods::

Here, based on the previous studies by Nascimento et al. (2021) [5], that show the main rhodesain inhibitors development in the last decade, molecular docking and dynamics were applied in these inhibitors datasets to reveal crucial information that can be into drug design.

Results::

Also, our findings using MD simulations and MM-PBSA calculations confirmed Gly19, Gly23, Gly65, Asp161, and Trp184, showing high binding energy (ΔGbind between -72.782 to -124.477 kJ.mol-1). In addition, Van der Waals interactions have a better contribution (-140,930 to -96,988 kJ.mol-1) than electrostatic forces (-43,270 to -6,854 kJ.mol-1), indicating Van der Waals interactions are the leading forces in forming and maintaining ligand-rhodesain complexes. Thus, conventional and covalent docking was employed and highlighted the presence of Michael acceptors in the ligands in a peptidomimetics scaffold, and interaction with Gly19, Gly23, Gly65, Asp161, and Trp184 is essential to the inhibiting activity. Furthermore, the Dynamic Cross-Correlation Maps (DCCM) show more correlated movements for all complexes than the free rhodesain and strong interactions in the regions of the aforementioned residues. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) demonstrates complex stability corroborating with RMSF and RMSD.

Conclusion::

This study can provide valuable insights that can guide researchers worldwide to discover a new promising drug against HAT.

20 Dec 2024·Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

Cheminformatics-based discovery of new organoselenium compounds with potential for the treatment of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis

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Author: Abdulkadir, Ibrahim ; Shallangwa, Gideon Adamu ; Uzairu, Adamu ; Abdalla, Mohnad ; Edache, Emmanuel Israel ; Al-Megrin, Wafa Abdullah I. ; Al-Shouli, Samia T. ; Wang, Ying ; Ugbe, Fabian Audu

Leishmaniasis affects more than 12 million humans globally and a further 1 billion people are at risk in leishmaniasis endemic areas. The lack of a vaccine for leishmaniasis coupled with the limitations of existing anti-leishmanial therapies prompted this study. Cheminformatic techniques are widely used in screening large libraries of compounds, studying protein-ligand interactions, analysing pharmacokinetic properties, and designing new drug molecules with great speed, accuracy, and precision. This study was undertaken to evaluate the anti-leishmanial potential of some organoselenium compounds by quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) modeling, molecular docking, pharmacokinetic analysis, and molecular dynamic (MD) simulation. The built QSAR model was validated (R²_train = 0.8646, R²_test = 0.8864, Q² = 0.5773) and the predicted inhibitory activity (pIC₅₀) values of the newly designed compounds were higher than that of the template (Compound 6). The new analogues (6a, 6b, and 6c) showed good binding interactions with the target protein (Pyridoxal kinase, PdxK) while also presenting excellent drug-likeness and pharmacokinetic profiles. The results of density functional theory, MD simulation, and molecular mechanics generalized Born surface area (MM/GBSA) analyses suggest the favourability and stability of protein-ligand interactions of the new analogues with PdxK, comparing favourably well with the reference drug (Pentamidine). Conclusively, the newly designed compounds could be synthesized and tested experimentally as potential anti-leishmanial drug molecules.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.

04 Dec 2024·AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Effectiveness of Antileishmanial Treatments in Three Endemic Areas of Colombia: A Community-Based Cohort Study

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Author: Del Castillo, Alejandra María ; Castaño Grajales, Patricia ; Castillo, Ruth Mabel ; Gutiérrez, Yeison ; Alexander, Neal ; Cossio, Alexandra ; Castro, María del Mar

ABSTRACT.:

The effectiveness of treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in rural settings remains underexplored. This study assessed the effectiveness of standard antileishmanial treatments using a community-based approach supported by mobile health (mHealth) in three rural areas of Colombia. From January 2018 to September 2021, we assessed treatment outcomes, adherence, and adverse drug reactions in CL patients, with the support of the Guaral+ST app. Treatment decisions were made by providers at health facilities at each site in accordance with national guidelines, whereas treatment follow-up and presumptive case identification were made by trained community leaders and health agents at the community level. In total, 231 participants received antileishmanial treatment (63 received miltefosine, 110 meglumine antimoniate, and 58 pentamidine). Disease presentation was mild (median number of lesions = 1, interquartile range [IQR]: 1–2) and of short duration (1.5 months, IQR: 1–3). The strategy yielded information on the therapeutic outcomes in 81% of study participants. Effectiveness, measured as the proportion of cure at 90 to 180 days, was 86.3% (95% CI: 73.3–93.48) for miltefosine; 77.6% (67.5–85.3) for meglumine antimoniate, and 73.1% (59.0–83.6) for pentamidine. The effectiveness of pentamidine in children ≤10 years old was 79.4% (61.6–90.3). This is one of the few reports of effectiveness of pentamidine in children with prospective data collection in the Americas. Adverse drug reactions occurred in 32% of patients, most frequently with meglumine antimoniate. Our findings demonstrate that standard antileishmanial treatments are effective in rural areas where the disease is endemic and that mHealth has a pivotal role in improving patient follow-up and data collection on therapeutic outcomes.

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07 Mar 2024

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Montdorex Announces Acceptance of Its Abstract for Presentation at the AACR Annual Meeting 2024

MONTREAL--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Montdorex Inc. (“Montdorex” or “the Company”), a privately-owned precision medicine company, today announced that Terry Chow, Ph.D., Founder and CEO will present insights on the relevance of inhibiting the endo-exonuclease (EE) enzyme in a poster presentation at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, to be held in San Diego, CA, April 5-10, 2024. The endo-exonuclease enzyme plays a key role in DNA damage repair mechanisms, but it is also overexpressed in cancer tumors. In a proof-of-concept study, Montdorex showed that tumors with increased EE expression showed the best response to pentamidine, an endo-exonuclease inhibitor. The Company has also identified mono- and di-amidine analogs of pentamidine that are more effective than the parent drug in both in vitro and in vivo studies. “Our lead candidate, MTDX203, showed an increased anti-cancer activity with a higher safety index than pentamidine in preclinical animal studies,” said Terry Chow of Montdorex. “I look forward to presenting our detailed findings to the AACR scientific and investor community at the upcoming annual meeting.” Details of the AACR poster presentation are as follows: Poster Presentation (#5604): Modulating DNA repair through endo-exonuclease inhibition: a new therapeutic paradigm in Oncology [ link to the abstract ] Session Category: Molecular/Cellular Biology and Genetics Session Title: DNA Damage and Repair 2 Session Date and Time: Tuesday, April 9, 2024 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM (PT) Location: Poster Section 14, Poster Board Number 2 About Montdorex Based in Montreal, Canada, Montdorex Inc. is a privately-owned, early-stage precision medicine company, targeting the endo-exonuclease (EE) enzyme involved in cancer tumor growth and inflammatory processes. The company is developing proprietary mono-amidine and di-amidine EE inhibitors to modulate DNA repair in oncology and non cytotoxic di-amidine analogs for anti-inflammatory applications, such as gastrointestinal conditions and liver diseases. For more information, please visit montdorex.com .

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Indication	Highest Phase	Country/Location	Organization	Date
metastatic non-small cell lung cancer	Phase 2	PL	Verlyx Pharma, Inc.	01 Sep 2012
Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma	Phase 2	CA	Verlyx Pharma, Inc.	01 Mar 2011
Pancreatic Cancer	Phase 2	CA	Verlyx Pharma, Inc.	01 Jan 2009
Metastatic colon cancer	Phase 2	CA	Verlyx Pharma, Inc.	01 Mar 2008
Hepatocellular Carcinoma	Phase 1	CA	Verlyx Pharma, Inc.	01 Aug 2014

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Tandem Meetings ASTCT and CIBMTR2017	Not Applicable	Hematologic Neoplasms \| Pneumonia, Pneumocystis	-	IV Pentamidine	zitmvoakol(sqbxdgmvgx) = mgipmwawfv ctduxvwoxh (mvqwkvzehv ) View more	-	01 Mar 2017
Tandem Meetings ASTCT and CIBMTR2016	Not Applicable	Pneumonia, Pneumocystis \| Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation	58	Intravenous Pentamidine	monikfarwf(sjiapewwxi) = mqwesseclx tedyutgwdh (anfcrrsjqq )	Positive	01 Mar 2016
ARVO2013	Not Applicable	Acanthamoeba Keratitis	24	Pentamidine isethionate	kxxlhqdkdo(deoyovtfbu) = vgvrybqyrw rvydgnoajn (kntaehqsjx, 21.7) View more	-	01 Jun 2013
Tandem Meetings ASTCT and CIBMTR2012	Not Applicable	Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation	170	Intravenous Pentamidine	rmqkskxfab(utnaztsihr) = fkrhiopnlo vyezdbwzun (tichnbvecs ) View more	Positive	01 Feb 2012
ASCO2006	Not Applicable	Pneumonia, Pneumocystis Second line	100	Intravenous pentamidine	furrupvdwp(vqxxtdombc) = mysvntxwle pdqincfauc (ymlyqygkku )	-	20 Jun 2006

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