Mifomelatide
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Other names | TCMCB07; TCMCB-07 |
Routes of administration | Subcutaneous injection[1] |
Drug class | Melanocortin MC3 and MC4 receptor antagonist[1] |
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Formula | C63H87N15O11 |
Molar mass | 1230.483 g·mol−1 |
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Mifomelatide (INN ; developmental code name TCMCB07) is a melanocortin MC3 and MC4 receptor antagonist which is under development for the treatment of cachexia.[1][2][3][4] It is a synthetic cyclic peptide and is taken by subcutaneous injection.[1][3] Mifomelatide crosses the blood–brain barrier.[3][4] The drug is being developed by Endevica Bio.[1][2] As of February 2025, it is in phase 2 clinical trials.[1][2]
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[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "TCMCB 07". AdisInsight. 27 December 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ a b c "Delving into the Latest Updates on Mifomelatide with Synapse". Synapse. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ a b c Kadakia KC, Hamilton-Reeves JM, Baracos VE (June 2023). "Current Therapeutic Targets in Cancer Cachexia: A Pathophysiologic Approach". American Society of Clinical Oncology Educational Book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting. 43: e389942. doi:10.1200/EDBK_389942. PMC 11019847. PMID 37290034.
- ^ a b Ouyang Z, Tao W, Yu S, Zou M (2023). "Advances in pharmacotherapies in cancer-related cachexia" (PDF). Oncology and Translational Medicine. 9 (1): 15–21. doi:10.1007/s10330-022-0611-1. ISSN 2095-9621.