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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C19H33NO2.C12H26O4S
Molecular Weight 573.868
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of FINGOLIMOD LAURYL SULFATE

SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCCOS(O)(=O)=O.CCCCCCCCC1=CC=C(CCC(N)(CO)CO)C=C1

InChI

InChIKey=XTLZVNMZICNQBB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C19H33NO2.C12H26O4S/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-17-9-11-18(12-10-17)13-14-19(20,15-21)16-22;1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-16-17(13,14)15/h9-12,21-22H,2-8,13-16,20H2,1H3;2-12H2,1H3,(H,13,14,15)

HIDE SMILES / InChI
Fingolimod (FTY720) is a sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulator indicated and approved for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Fingolimod (trade name Gilenya, Novartis) is metabolized by sphingosine kinase to the active metabolite, fingolimod-phosphate. Fingolimod-phosphate is a sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulator, and binds with high affinity to sphingosine 1-phosphate receptors 1, 3, 4, and 5. Fingolimod-phosphate blocks the capacity of lymphocytes to egress from lymph nodes, reducing the number of lymphocytes in peripheral blood. The mechanism by which fingolimod exerts therapeutic effects in multiple sclerosis is unknown, but may involve reduction of lymphocyte migration into the central nervous system. Fingolimod was approved as a first-in-class, orally active drug for relapsing multiple sclerosis in 2010, and its applications in other disease conditions are currently under clinical trials.

CNS Activity

Curator's Comment: Fingolimod crosses the blood–brain barrier (BBB) and accumulates in the CNS.

Approval Year

TargetsConditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
GILENYA

Approved Use

GILENYA is indicated for the treatment of patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) to reduce the frequency of clinical exacerbations and to delay the accumulation of physical disability. GILENYA is a sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulator indicated for the treatment of patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) to reduce the frequency of clinical exacerbations and to delay the accumulation of physical disability. (1)

Launch Date

2010
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
0.65 ng/mL
1 mg single, oral
dose: 1 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
FINGOLIMOD plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: FASTED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
149 ng × h/mL
1 mg single, oral
dose: 1 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
FINGOLIMOD plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: FASTED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
7 h
1 mg single, oral
dose: 1 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
FINGOLIMOD plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: FASTED
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
14 mg single, oral
Overdose
Dose: 14 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 14 mg
Co-administed with::
phenoxymethylpenicillin(2000 mg, single)
Sources:
unhealthy, 33 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: multiple sclerosis
Age Group: 33 years
Sex: F
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Other AEs: Bradycardia, Hypotension...
Other AEs:
Bradycardia (1 patient)
Hypotension (1 patient)
Sources:
1.25 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
n = 46
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: relapsing multiple sclerosis
Age Group: 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 46
Sources:
Other AEs: Appendicitis, Urinary tract infection...
Other AEs:
Appendicitis (serious, 1 patient)
Urinary tract infection (serious, 1 patient)
Hyperlipidemia (10.9%)
Leukopenia (10.9%)
Lymphopenia (17.4%)
Constipation (4.3%)
Diarrhea (13%)
Stomatitis (13%)
Alanine aminotransferase increased (2.2%)
Aspartate aminotransferase increased (2.2%)
Cystitis (15.2%)
Bronchitis (4.3%)
Sources:
0.5 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 37 years
n = 425
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: relapsing remitting MS
Age Group: 37 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 425
Sources:
Disc. AE: Transaminases increased...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Transaminases increased (3.8%)
Sources:
3.5 mg single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 3.5 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 3.5 mg
Sources:
unhealthy, 43.2 years
n = 3
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 43.2 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 3
Sources:
Other AEs: Bradycardia, Carbon monoxide diffusing capacity decreased...
Other AEs:
Bradycardia (2 patients)
Carbon monoxide diffusing capacity decreased (1 patient)
Electrocardiogram T wave abnormal (1 patient)
Sources:
40 mg single, oral
Overdose
Dose: 40 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 40 mg
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 6
Health Status: unhealthy
Population Size: 6
Sources:
Other AEs: Chest tightness...
Other AEs:
Chest tightness (mild, 5 patients)
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Bradycardia 1 patient
14 mg single, oral
Overdose
Dose: 14 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 14 mg
Co-administed with::
phenoxymethylpenicillin(2000 mg, single)
Sources:
unhealthy, 33 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: multiple sclerosis
Age Group: 33 years
Sex: F
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Hypotension 1 patient
14 mg single, oral
Overdose
Dose: 14 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 14 mg
Co-administed with::
phenoxymethylpenicillin(2000 mg, single)
Sources:
unhealthy, 33 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: multiple sclerosis
Age Group: 33 years
Sex: F
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Hyperlipidemia 10.9%
1.25 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
n = 46
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: relapsing multiple sclerosis
Age Group: 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 46
Sources:
Leukopenia 10.9%
1.25 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
n = 46
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: relapsing multiple sclerosis
Age Group: 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 46
Sources:
Diarrhea 13%
1.25 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
n = 46
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: relapsing multiple sclerosis
Age Group: 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 46
Sources:
Stomatitis 13%
1.25 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
n = 46
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: relapsing multiple sclerosis
Age Group: 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 46
Sources:
Cystitis 15.2%
1.25 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
n = 46
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: relapsing multiple sclerosis
Age Group: 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 46
Sources:
Lymphopenia 17.4%
1.25 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
n = 46
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: relapsing multiple sclerosis
Age Group: 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 46
Sources:
Alanine aminotransferase increased 2.2%
1.25 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
n = 46
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: relapsing multiple sclerosis
Age Group: 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 46
Sources:
Aspartate aminotransferase increased 2.2%
1.25 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
n = 46
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: relapsing multiple sclerosis
Age Group: 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 46
Sources:
Bronchitis 4.3%
1.25 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
n = 46
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: relapsing multiple sclerosis
Age Group: 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 46
Sources:
Constipation 4.3%
1.25 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
n = 46
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: relapsing multiple sclerosis
Age Group: 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 46
Sources:
Appendicitis serious, 1 patient
1.25 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
n = 46
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: relapsing multiple sclerosis
Age Group: 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 46
Sources:
Urinary tract infection serious, 1 patient
1.25 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 1.25 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
n = 46
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: relapsing multiple sclerosis
Age Group: 36.0 years (range: 18–55 years)
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 46
Sources:
Transaminases increased 3.8%
Disc. AE
0.5 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 37 years
n = 425
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: relapsing remitting MS
Age Group: 37 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 425
Sources:
Carbon monoxide diffusing capacity decreased 1 patient
3.5 mg single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 3.5 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 3.5 mg
Sources:
unhealthy, 43.2 years
n = 3
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 43.2 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 3
Sources:
Electrocardiogram T wave abnormal 1 patient
3.5 mg single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 3.5 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 3.5 mg
Sources:
unhealthy, 43.2 years
n = 3
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 43.2 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 3
Sources:
Bradycardia 2 patients
3.5 mg single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 3.5 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 3.5 mg
Sources:
unhealthy, 43.2 years
n = 3
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 43.2 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 3
Sources:
Chest tightness mild, 5 patients
40 mg single, oral
Overdose
Dose: 40 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 40 mg
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 6
Health Status: unhealthy
Population Size: 6
Sources:
OverviewDrug as perpetrator​

Drug as perpetrator​

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
no [IC50 >10 uM]
no [IC50 >10 uM]
no [IC50 >10 uM]
no [IC50 >10 uM]
no [IC50 >10 uM]
no [IC50 >10 uM]
no [IC50 >10 uM]
no [IC50 >10 uM]
no [IC50 >10 uM]
no [IC50 >10 uM]
no [IC50 >10 uM]
no [IC50 >10 uM]
no [IC50 >10 uM]
no [IC50 >900 uM]
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
weak [IC50 110 uM]
weak [IC50 12.5 uM]
weak [IC50 17 uM]
weak [IC50 180 uM]
weak [IC50 35 uM]
weak [IC50 36 uM]
weak [IC50 51 uM]
weak [IC50 53 uM]
weak [IC50 80 uM]
weak [IC50 80 uM]
yes [IC50 84 uM]
yes [IC50 9.9 uM]
Drug as victim

Drug as victim

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
minor [Km 107 uM]
unlikely (co-administration study)
Comment: Recombinant human CYP3A4, Vmax = 1423 pmol/(min.nmol CYP); Cyclosporine did not modify fingolimod overall exposure AUC(0-tz) or peak concentration (Cmax). The pharmacokinetics of steady-state cyclosporine were not altered during coadministration with singledose fingolimod.
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minor [Km 73 uM]
no
yes [Km 117 uM]
yes [Km 76 uM]
Tox targets
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Coexpression of CD4 and CD8alpha on rat T-cells in whole blood: a sensitive marker for monitoring T-cell immunosuppressive drugs.
2001 Aug 1
Combined FTY720/cyclosporine A treatment promotes graft survival and lowers the peripheral lymphocyte count in DA to lewis heart and skin transplantation models.
2001 Feb
FTY 720 prevents ischemic reperfusion damage in rat kidneys.
2001 Feb-Mar
FTY720, a novel immunosuppressive agent with insulinotropic activity, prolongs graft survival in a mouse islet transplantation model.
2001 Feb-Mar
Combined FTY720/cyclosporine treatment promotes graft survival and lowers the peripheral lymphocyte count in a murine cardiac allotransplantation model.
2001 Jul 15
A high-capacity quantitative mouse model of drug-mediated immunosuppression based on rejection of an allogeneic subcutaneous tumor.
2001 Jun
Treatment of transplant rejection: are the traditional immunosuppressants good enough?
2001 Mar
T-cell apoptosis triggered by FTY720 via mitochondrial pathway.
2001 Nov-Dec
FTY720, a novel transplantation drug, modulates lymphocyte migratory responses to chemokines.
2001 Nov-Dec
FTY720: altered lymphocyte traffic results in allograft protection.
2001 Sep 15
First human trial of FTY720, a novel immunomodulator, in stable renal transplant patients.
2002 Apr
FTY720: a novel approach to the treatment of hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury.
2002 Aug
T cell selective apoptosis by a novel immunosuppressant, FTY720, is closely regulated with Bcl-2.
2002 Dec
Update on pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic studies with FTY720 and sirolimus.
2002 Feb
L-selectin-dependent lymphoid occupancy is required to induce alloantigen-specific tolerance.
2002 Feb 15
What role for FTY720, a novel immunosuppressive agent, in canine nonmyeloablative hematopoietic stem cell transplantation?
2002 Jan 27
Combination treatment with FTY720 and CTLA4IgG preserves the respiratory epithelium and prevents obliterative disease in a murine airway model.
2002 Jun
Anticarcinogenic effect of FTY720 in human prostate carcinoma DU145 cells: modulation of mitogenic signaling, FAK, cell-cycle entry and apoptosis.
2002 Mar 10
Combined use of FTY720 and cyclosporine A prevents chronic allograft vasculopathy.
2002 May
Pharmacokinetics and cell trafficking dynamics of 2-amino-2-[2-(4-octylphenyl)ethyl]propane-1,3-diol hydrochloride (FTY720) in cynomolgus monkeys after single oral and intravenous doses.
2002 May
Long-term islet graft survival in streptozotocin- and autoimmune-induced diabetes models by immunosuppressive and potential insulinotropic agent FTY720.
2002 May 15
FTY720 pretreatment reduces warm hepatic ischemia reperfusion injury through inhibition of T-lymphocyte infiltration.
2002 Oct
FTY720: targeting G-protein-coupled receptors for sphingosine 1-phosphate in transplantation and autoimmunity.
2002 Oct
Oral efficacy of the new immunomodulator FTY720 in cynomolgus monkey kidney allotransplantation, given alone or in combination with cyclosporine or RAD.
2002 Oct 15
Renal transplantation: basic concepts and evolution of therapy.
2003
A novel immunosuppressive agent FTY720 induced Akt dephosphorylation in leukemia cells.
2003 Apr
Sphingosine 1-phosphate pathway therapeutics: a lipid ligand-receptor paradigm.
2003 Aug
Current immunosuppressive agents: efficacy, side effects, and utilization.
2003 Dec
Inhibition of Th1- and Th2-mediated airway inflammation by the sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor agonist FTY720.
2003 Dec 1
Pretreatment with FTY720 alone induced long-term survival of mouse heart allograft.
2003 Feb
CTLA4Ig-gene transfection with FTY720 administration markedly inhibits the obliterative airway disease in heterotopically transplanted rat tracheas.
2003 Feb
[Effects of three different immunosuppressive drugs on SD rat islet cell viability].
2003 Feb
Pharmacodynamics of single doses of the novel immunosuppressant FTY720 in stable renal transplant patients.
2003 Jul
New paradigms in immunosuppression.
2003 Jul-Sep
The effect of FTY 720 on engraftment in a model of spontaneous allograft acceptance.
2003 Jun
FTY720 stimulates multidrug transporter- and cysteinyl leukotriene-dependent T cell chemotaxis to lymph nodes.
2003 Mar
Phosphorylation of the immunomodulatory drug FTY720 by sphingosine kinases.
2003 Nov 28
The immunosuppressant FTY720 is phosphorylated by sphingosine kinase type 2.
2003 Nov 6
[Study the mechanisms and inducing transplantation immune tolerance of FTY720].
2003 Oct
Egress: a receptor-regulated step in lymphocyte trafficking.
2003 Oct
Pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and safety of multiple doses of FTY720 in stable renal transplant patients: a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, phase I study.
2003 Oct 15
FTY720 does not abrogate acute graft-versus-host disease in the dog leukocyte antigen-nonidentical unrelated canine model.
2003 Oct 27
CD4+ CD25+ CD62+ T-regulatory cell subset has optimal suppressive and proliferative potential.
2004 Jan
Lymphocyte egress from thymus and peripheral lymphoid organs is dependent on S1P receptor 1.
2004 Jan 22
The sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor agonist FTY720 supports CXCR4-dependent migration and bone marrow homing of human CD34+ progenitor cells.
2004 Jun 15
FTY720-induced lymphocyte homing modulates post-transplant preservation/reperfusion injury.
2004 Mar
Immune cell regulation and cardiovascular effects of sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor agonists in rodents are mediated via distinct receptor subtypes.
2004 May
Patents

Sample Use Guides

The recommended dose of GILENYA is 0.5 mg orally once-daily. Fingolimod doses higher than 0.5 mg are associated with a greater incidence of adverse reactions without additional benefit. GILENYA can be taken with or without food.
Route of Administration: Oral
Astrocytes derived from human fetal CNS specimens and maintained in dissociated cultures were exposed to 100 nM of the biologically active form of Fingolimod (FTY720) over a dosing regimen that ranged from a single exposure (with or without washout after 1 h) to daily exposures up to 5 days, a single addition of FTY720 inhibited subsequent S1PR ligand-induced pERK1/2 signaling for >24 h. Daily FTY720 treatments (3-5 days) maintained this effect together with a loss of proliferative responses to the natural ligand S1P. Repeated FTY720 dosing concurrently maintained a functional cell response as measured by the inhibition of intracellular calcium release when stimulated by the cytokine IL-1β. Recurrent FTY720 treatments did not inhibit serum- or IL-1β-induced pERK1/2.
Name Type Language
FINGOLIMOD LAURYL SULFATE
Common Name English
TASCENSO
Brand Name English
SULFURIC ACID, MONODODECYL ESTER, COMPD. WITH 2-AMINO-2-(2-(4-OCTYLPHENYL)ETHYL)-1,3-PROPANEDIOL (1:1)
Common Name English
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157010667
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2610292
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CAS
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