valopicitabine

Small moleculeexperimental

Valopicitabine (NM-283) is an antiviral drug which was developed as a treatment for hepatitis C, though only progressed as far as Phase III clinical trials. It acts as an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase inhibitor. It is a prodrug which is converted inside the body to the active form, 2'-C-methylcytidine triphosphate. — Wikipedia

Clinical trial activity

5 trials · 2 clinical orgs · 0 marketing orgs

Phase 1
2
Phase 2
5
Phase 3
0
Phase 4
0

Earliest trial started Feb 1, 2003 (NCT00227435)

Timeline

2000s

  1. Jan 1, 2003

    Earliest Phase 1 Sponsor(trial)

  2. Jan 1, 2005

    Earliest Phase 2 Sponsor(trial)

Indications

Mechanism of action

Chemistry & pharmacology

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SMILES

CC(C)[C@H](N)C(=O)O[C@@H]1[C@@H](CO)O[C@@H](n2ccc(N)nc2=O)[C@]1(C)O
Mol. weight
356.38 g/mol
Lipinski Ro5
Pass
Rule of 3
No
Chirality
Single Stereoisomer
Inorganic
No
Polymer
No

Oral

No

Parenteral

No

Topical

No

Prodrug

Sources

Also known as

  • 2'-c-methylcytidine 3'-o-l-valinyl ester
  • 2'-c-methylcytidine 3'-o-valinyl ester
  • nm283
  • nm283
  • nm283
  • nm 283
  • nm-283
  • talpha1
  • valopicitabine
  • valopicitabine
  • valopicitabine
  • valopicitabine
  • valopicitabine
  • valopicitabine dihydrochloride
  • valopicitabine dihydrochloride

Clinical trials

NCT IDPhaseStart dateSponsor(s)
NCT00395421Phase 2Oct 1, 2006Merck, Novartis
NCT00118768Phase 2Aug 1, 2005Merck
NCT00120861Phase 2Jan 1, 2005Merck
NCT00120835Phase 1/Phase 2 (Phase 2)Jul 1, 2004Merck
NCT00227435Phase 1/Phase 2 (Phase 2)Feb 1, 2003Merck
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Organizations

Research & Development (2)

OrganizationOrg typeTrialsAs lead sponsorPhasesEarliest year
MerckFor profit5512003
NovartisFor profit1012006
2 organizations
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