lixivaptan
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Lixivaptan (VPA-985) is an orally-active, non-peptide, selective vasopressin V2 receptor antagonist being developed as an investigational drug by Palladio Biosciences, Inc. (Palladio), a subsidiary of Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc. , lixivaptan is in phase III clinical development for the treatment of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), the most common form of polycystic kidney disease. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to lixivaptan for the treatment of ADPKD.
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Mechanism of action
- Hyponatremia
- ADPKD
- Research
- V<sub>2</sub> receptor antagonists in ADPKD
- Clinical studies
- Hyponatremia
- ADPKD
- The ACTION study
- The ALERT study
- DILIsym simulations
- References
Lixivaptan (VPA-985) is an orally-active, non-peptide, selective vasopressin V2 receptor antagonist being developed as an investigational drug by Palladio Biosciences, Inc. (Palladio), a subsidiary of Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc. , lixivaptan is in phase III clinical development for the treatment of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), the most common form of polycystic kidney disease. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to lixivaptan for the treatment of ADPKD.
==Mechanism of action== Lixivaptan is a potent, non-peptide, selective vasopressin receptor antagonist. It is a member of the vaptan class of drugs.
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