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Nefecon + ambrisentan
- Development stage
- Phase 4
- Lead developer
- Calliditas Therapeutics
- Modality
- Small Molecules
- Administration
- Oral
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Overview
Nefecon + ambrisentan is a combination therapy under clinical investigation for the treatment of **IgA nephropathy (IgAN)**. Nefecon is an oral, targeted-release formulation of the corticosteroid budesonide, specifically engineered to deliver budesonide to the distal ileum where mucosal immune responses driving IgAN are concentrated. It exerts anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects by activating glucocorticoid receptors, dampening the production of pathogenic IgA. Ambrisentan is a selective endothelin type A receptor antagonist, primarily approved for pulmonary arterial hypertension, which blocks endothelin-mediated vasoconstriction and inflammation. This combination is being evaluated for potential synergy in reducing proteinuria and slowing kidney function decline in IgAN patients by targeting different but complementary pathogenic mechanisms: immune modulation at the gut level and inhibition of endothelin-driven renal injury.[1][2][3][4][5][8]
- Brand names
- Ambrisentan Mylan
- Other names
- targeted-release budesonide + ambrisentan
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Targets
EDNRA (Endothelin receptor type A)GR (Glucocorticoid receptor)
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