Selvigaltin

Selvigaltin
Clinical data
Other namesGB1211
Legal status
Legal status
  • Investigational
Identifiers
  • (2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-2-(5-Bromopyridin-3-yl)sulfanyl-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[4-(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)triazol-1-yl]oxane-3,5-diol
PubChem CID
IUPHAR/BPS
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ChEMBL
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC19H16BrF3N4O4S
Molar mass533.32 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C1=C(C=C(C(=C1F)F)F)C2=CN(N=N2)[C@H]3[C@H]([C@H](O[C@@H]([C@@H]3O)SC4=CC(=CN=C4)Br)CO)O
  • InChI=1S/C19H16BrF3N4O4S/c20-9-3-10(5-24-4-9)32-19-18(30)16(17(29)14(7-28)31-19)27-6-13(25-26-27)8-1-11(21)15(23)12(22)2-8/h1-6,14,16-19,28-30H,7H2/t14-,16+,17+,18-,19-/m1/s1
  • Key:FNCLKJPMEFPXOR-QFACEVIFSA-N

Selvigaltin (GB1211) is the first small-molecule, orally delivered galectin-3 inhibitor to be discovered. It is developed by Galecto Biotech, which is testing the molecule to see if it reduces decompensated cirrhosis and resistance to checkpoint inhibitors (a type of anti-cancer drug).

References

  1. ↑ Aslanis, Vassilios; Slack, Robert J.; MacKinnon, Alison C.; McClinton, Catherine; Tantawi, Susan; Gravelle, Lise; Nilsson, Ulf J.; Leffler, Hakon; Brooks, Ashley; Khindri, Sanjeev K.; Marshall, Richard P.; Pedersen, Anders; Schambye, Hans; Zetterberg, Fredrik (March 2023). "Safety and pharmacokinetics of GB1211, an oral galectin-3 inhibitor: a single- and multiple-dose first-in-human study in healthy participants". Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 91 (3): 267–280. doi:10.1007/s00280-023-04513-y. ISSN 1432-0843. PMC 10010643. PMID 36914828.
  2. ↑ "New Agent Shows Promise in Decompensated Cirrhosis". www.gastroendonews.com. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Ghiringhelli, François; Doucet, Ludovic; Barre, Patricia; Pichon, Eric; Ponce Aix, Santiago; Juan-Vidal, Oscar; Carcereny, Enric; Sethi, Tariq; Lindmark, Bertil; MacKinnon, Alison; Aslanis, Vassilios; Rajiwate, Zahir; Basse, Linda (1 June 2022). "GALLANT-1: Galectin-3 (Gal-3) inhibitor GB1211 plus atezolizumab (atezo) in patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)—A randomized, double-blind trial". Journal of Clinical Oncology. 40 (16_suppl) TPS9152. doi:10.1200/JCO.2022.40.16_suppl.TPS9152. S2CID 249450443.
  4. ↑ Mabbitt, Joseph; Roper, James A.; Slack, Robert John (1 June 2022). "Resistance to anti-PD-1/anti-PD-L1: GB1211 reverses galectin-3 induced blockade of pembrolizumab and atezolizumab binding to PD-1/PD-L1". Journal of Clinical Oncology. 40 (16_suppl): 2607. doi:10.1200/JCO.2022.40.16_suppl.2607.