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Cystic fibrosis drug Pharmaceutical compound
Lumacaftor
Clinical data
Other namesVX-809
License data
Routes of
administration		By mouth
ATC code
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Legal status
Identifiers
IUPAC name
  • 3-{6-{amino}-3-methylpyridin-2-yl}benzoic acid
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ECHA InfoCard100.241.800 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC24H18F2N2O5
Molar mass452.414 g·mol
3D model (JSmol)
SMILES
  • CC1=C(N=C(C=C1)NC(=O)C2(CC2)C3=CC4=C(C=C3)OC(O4)(F)F)C5=CC(=CC=C5)C(=O)O
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C24H18F2N2O5/c1-13-5-8-19(27-20(13)14-3-2-4-15(11-14)21(29)30)28-22(31)23(9-10-23)16-6-7-17-18(12-16)33-24(25,26)32-17h2-8,11-12H,9-10H2,1H3,(H,29,30)(H,27,28,31)
  • Key:UFSKUSARDNFIRC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Lumacaftor (VX-809) is a pharmaceutical drug that acts as a chaperone during protein folding and increases the number of CFTR proteins that are trafficked to the cell surface. It is available in a single pill with ivacaftor; the combination, lumacaftor/ivacaftor (brand name Orkambi), is used to treat people with cystic fibrosis who are homozygous for the F508del mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene, the defective protein that causes the disease. It was developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals and the combination was approved by the FDA in 2015. As of 2015, lumacaftor had no medical use on its own.

See also

  • Ataluren, targeting premature stop codons

References

  1. ^ Kuk K, Taylor-Cousar JL (December 2015). "Lumacaftor and ivacaftor in the management of patients with cystic fibrosis: current evidence and future prospects". Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease. 9 (6): 313–26. doi:10.1177/1753465815601934. PMID 26416827.
  2. Lumacaftor label. Last updated July 2015. Check index page here for label updates
  3. "Orkambi (lumacaftor and ivacaftor)". CenterWatch. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
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