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Details

Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C21H22N4O3
Molecular Weight 378.4244
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 1 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of FINERENONE

SMILES

CCOC1=NC=C(C)C2=C1[C@H](C3=CC=C(C=C3OC)C#N)C(C(N)=O)=C(C)N2

InChI

InChIKey=BTBHLEZXCOBLCY-QGZVFWFLSA-N
InChI=1S/C21H22N4O3/c1-5-28-21-18-17(14-7-6-13(9-22)8-15(14)27-4)16(20(23)26)12(3)25-19(18)11(2)10-24-21/h6-8,10,17,25H,5H2,1-4H3,(H2,23,26)/t17-/m1/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C21H22N4O3
Molecular Weight 378.4244
Charge 0
Count
MOL RATIO 1 MOL RATIO (average)
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 1 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Description

Finerenone (Kerendia®), a first-in-class, orally administered, selective, nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA), is being developed by Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals for the treatment of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) and heart failure (HF), including chronic HF (CHF). Finerenone blocks MR mediated sodium reabsorption and MR overactivation in both epithelial (e.g., kidney) and nonepithelial (e.g., heart, and blood vessels) tissues. MR overactivation is thought to contribute to fibrosis and inflammation. Finerenone has a high potency and selectivity for the MR and has no relevant affinity for androgen, progesterone, estrogen, and glucocorticoid receptors. Finerenone has been approved in the USA to reduce the risk of sustained estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline, end stage renal disease (ESRD), cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI), and hospitalization for HF in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Finerenone is undergoing regulatory assessment in the EU and in China. A phase III trial is investigating finerenone in patients who have HF with preserved ejection fraction.

CNS Activity

Originator

Approval Year

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
16.0 nM [IC50]

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
Kerendia

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
80 μg/L
10 mg 1 times / day steady-state, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
160 μg/L
20 mg 1 times / day steady-state, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
5.431 μg/L
1 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
12.54 μg/L
2.5 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
25.45 μg/L
5 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
42.49 μg/L
10 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
63.58 μg/L
20 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
154.4 μg/L
40 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
90.54 μg/L
10 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
177.3 μg/L
20 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
287.2 μg/L
40 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
94.54 μg/L
10 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
170.6 μg/L
20 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
258.6 μg/L
40 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
167.2 μg/L
20 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
95.5 μg/L
10 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
105 μg/L
10 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
110 μg/L
10 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
88.4 μg/L
10 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
45.9 μg/L
5 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
47.2 μg/L
5 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
47.6 μg/L
5 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
343 ng × h/L
10 mg 1 times / day steady-state, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
686 μg × h/L
20 mg 1 times / day steady-state, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
12.99 μg × h/L
1 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
25.23 μg × h/L
2.5 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
51.13 μg × h/L
5 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
132.1 μg × h/L
10 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
161.4 μg × h/L
20 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
470.3 μg × h/L
40 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
208.3 μg × h/L
10 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
318.5 μg × h/L
20 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
928.7 μg × h/L
40 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
232.5 μg × h/L
10 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
420.7 μg × h/L
20 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
1022 μg × h/L
40 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
661 μg × h/L
20 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
218 μg × h/L
10 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
221 μg × h/L
10 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
352 μg × h/L
10 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
317 μg × h/L
10 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
118 μg × h/L
5 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
150 μg × h/L
5 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
108 μg × h/L
5 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
2.6 h
10 mg 1 times / day steady-state, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
2.6 h
20 mg 1 times / day steady-state, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
1.702 h
1 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
1.741 h
2.5 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
1.874 h
5 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
2.066 h
10 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
1.776 h
20 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
2.834 h
40 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
1.779 h
10 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
1.685 h
20 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
3.044 h
40 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
2.564 h
10 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
2.832 h
20 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
3.112 h
40 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
4.295 h
20 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
2.21 h
10 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
2.26 h
10 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
2.8 h
10 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
2.78 h
10 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
2.71 h
5 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
3.18 h
5 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens
2.29 h
5 mg single, oral
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
8.3%
FINERENONE plasma
Homo sapiens

Doses

AEs

Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as victim

Tox targets

PubMed

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
The recommended starting dosage is 10 mg or 20 mg orally once daily based on estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and serum potassium thresholds. (2.1) • Increase dosage after 4 weeks to the target dose of 20 mg once daily, based on eGFR and serum potassium thresholds. (2.3) • Tablets may be taken with or without food
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
Finerenone had an IC50 of 17 nM in the MR, but no activity up to 10 uM in the other steroid hormone receptors.
Substance Class Chemical
Record UNII
DE2O63YV8R
Record Status Validated (UNII)
Record Version