Synonyms: BMS-650032 | BMS650032 | compound 24 [PMID: 24564672] | Sunvepra™
asunaprevir is an approved drug (Japan (2014), Canada (2016))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Asunaprevir (BMS-650032) is an orally bioavailable, oligopeptide-based inhibitor of the nonstructural protein 3 (NS3), from hepatitis C virus (HCV) [4]. NS3, is a serine protease that is essential for proteolytic cleavages within the HCV polyprotein, a function that is key during HCV viral RNA replication. More recently asunaprevir has been reported to inhibit the papain-like protease (PL-pro, nsp3) in a number of coronaviruses [2].
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Summary of Clinical Use ![]() |
Asunaprevir was granted marketing authorisation in Japan (2014), Russia and Canada (2016) as a treatment for chronic HCV genotype 1b infection (in combination with daclatasvir). This therapy was withdrawn from the Canadian market after less than 6 months. The dual combination was not progressed for the US market [3]. |