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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C12H14N4O
Molecular Weight 230.2658
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of TIRASEMTIV

SMILES

CCC(CC)N1C(=O)NC2=C1N=C(C=N2)C#C

InChI

InChIKey=RSQGZEAXODVTOL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C12H14N4O/c1-4-8-7-13-10-11(14-8)16(12(17)15-10)9(5-2)6-3/h1,7,9H,5-6H2,2-3H3,(H,13,15,17)

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Description
Curator's Comment: Description was created using several sources including: http://www.als.net/news/pivotal-study-for-tirasemtiv-opens-for-enrollment/

Tirasemtiv is a fast skeletal troponin activator and is a candidate amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (AML) therapeutic. It is a small molecule that enhances the signals between motor neurons and neuromuscular junctions. Tirasemtiv increases muscle strength by amplifying the response of muscle when neuromuscular input is diminished secondary to a neuromuscular disease. Tirasemtiv selectively binds to the fast skeletal troponin complex, thus slowing down the rate of calcium release from troponin C and sensitizing muscle to calcium. As a consequence, the force-calcium relationship of muscle fibers shifts leftwards as does the force-frequency relationship of a nerve-muscle pair.

Originator

Curator's Comment: Tirasemtiv was first introduced by Cytokinetics in 2008 and has been in several clinical research programs since, including a Phase II study which announced results in 2014.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Target ID: P48788
Gene ID: 7136.0
Gene Symbol: TNNI2
Target Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
40.0 nM [Kd]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
11.271 μg/mL
500 mg single, oral
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TIRASEMTIV plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
18.3 μg/mL
750 mg single, oral
dose: 750 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TIRASEMTIV plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
175.881 μg × h/mL
500 mg single, oral
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TIRASEMTIV plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
238.2 μg × h/mL
750 mg single, oral
dose: 750 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TIRASEMTIV plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
750 mg single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 750 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 750 mg
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Disc. AE: Dizziness...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Dizziness (grade 3, 6%)
Sources:
250 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Studied dose
Dose: 250 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 250 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Disc. AE: Ataxia, Confusion...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Ataxia (6.25%)
Confusion (6.25%)
Sources:
250 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Studied dose
Dose: 250 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 250 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Disc. AE: Dizziness, Fatigue...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Dizziness (10.3%)
Fatigue (7.4%)
Nausea (4.2%)
Sources:
375 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Studied dose
Dose: 375 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 375 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Disc. AE: Dizziness, Mental status changes...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Dizziness (5.6%)
Mental status changes (5.6%)
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Dizziness grade 3, 6%
Disc. AE
750 mg single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 750 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 750 mg
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Ataxia 6.25%
Disc. AE
250 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Studied dose
Dose: 250 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 250 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Confusion 6.25%
Disc. AE
250 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Studied dose
Dose: 250 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 250 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Dizziness 10.3%
Disc. AE
250 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Studied dose
Dose: 250 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 250 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Nausea 4.2%
Disc. AE
250 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Studied dose
Dose: 250 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 250 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Fatigue 7.4%
Disc. AE
250 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Studied dose
Dose: 250 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 250 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Dizziness 5.6%
Disc. AE
375 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Studied dose
Dose: 375 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 375 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Mental status changes 5.6%
Disc. AE
375 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Studied dose
Dose: 375 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 375 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Sourcing

Sourcing

Vendor/AggregatorIDURL
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Tirasemtiv amplifies skeletal muscle response to nerve activation in humans.
2014-12
Effect of tirasemtiv, a selective activator of the fast skeletal muscle troponin complex, in patients with peripheral artery disease.
2014-08
A study to evaluate safety and tolerability of repeated doses of tirasemtiv in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
2013-12
Activation of fast skeletal muscle troponin as a potential therapeutic approach for treating neuromuscular diseases.
2012-02-19
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Day 1 through week 48 - 125 mg of tirasemtiv twice a day (Experimental Group 2); day 1 through week 2 - 125 mg of tirasemtiv twice a day, weeks 3 through 48 - 125 mg in AM and 250 mg in PM (Experimental Group 3) and weeks 3 and 4 - 125 mg in AM and 250 mg in PM. weeks 5 through 48 - 500 mg in AM and 500 mg in PM.
Route of Administration: Oral
Addition of 5.0 uM CK-2017357 (tirasemtiv) to fast skeletal myofibrils resulted in a leftward shift in the calcium-dependent myosin adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) relationship with the pCa50 shifting from 5.61 ± 0.01 (control) to 6.52 ± 0.02 (CK-2017357, 5.0 uM). An increase in the ATPase rate at a fixed calcium concentration resulted in CK-2017357 EC50 of 390 ± 17 nM for fast skeletal muscle, with little or no effect in myofibrils from slow skeletal and cardiac muscle demonstrating that CK-2017357 is a selective calcium sensitizer of the fast skeletal troponin complex.
Name Type Language
TIRASEMTIV
INN   USAN   WHO-DD  
USAN   INN  
Official Name English
CK-2017357
Preferred Name English
tirasemtiv [INN]
Common Name English
2H-IMIDAZO(4,5-B)PYRAZIN-2-ONE, 1-(1-ETHYLPROPYL)-6-ETHYNYL-1,3-DIHYDRO-
Systematic Name English
TIRASEMTIV [USAN]
Common Name English
CK2017357
Code English
Tirasemtiv [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
6-ETHYNYL-1-(PENTAN-3-YL)-2H-IMIDAZO(4,5-B)PYRAZIN-2-ONE
Systematic Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
FDA ORPHAN DRUG 301710
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EU-Orphan Drug EU/3/12/970
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NCI_THESAURUS C78272
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Code System Code Type Description
ChEMBL
CHEMBL3039529
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PUBCHEM
23729157
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FDA UNII
G8WSM7R635
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NCI_THESAURUS
C152657
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID90143379
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INN
9555
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SMS_ID
100000175103
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USAN
YY-36
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DRUG BANK
DB12209
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CAS
1005491-05-3
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