Synonyms: POL-6326 | POL6326
Compound class:
Peptide
Comment: Balixafortide (POL6326) is an orally bioavailable cyclic peptide antagonist of the CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4). The CXCR4/SDF-1 axis regulates function and trafficking of immune cells. Balixafortid blocks interaction of the receptor with its ligand CXCL12 (SDF-1) [1]. Disrupting the SDF-1/CXCR4 interaction is ubeing exploited for mobilisation and harvesting of peripheral blood HSCs for transplant procedures, and in cancer therapy for antimetastatic activity (by dislodging stem cells from the bone marrow).
The peptide structure is cyclo[L-alanyl-L-cysteinyl-L-seryl-L-alanyl-D-prolyl-(2S)-2,4-diaminobutanoyl-L-arginyl-L-tyrosyl-L-cysteinyl-L-tyrosyl-L-glutaminyl-L-lysyl-D-prolyl-L-prolyl-L-tyrosyl-L-histidyl](2-9)-disulfide (from the INN record for balixafortide). |
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References |
1. Karpova D, Bräuninger S, Wiercinska E, Krämer A, Stock B, Graff J, Martin H, Wach A, Escot C, Douglas G et al.. (2017)
Mobilization of hematopoietic stem cells with the novel CXCR4 antagonist POL6326 (balixafortide) in healthy volunteers-results of a dose escalation trial. J Transl Med, 15 (1): 2. [PMID:28049490] |
2. Karpova D, Dauber K, Spohn G, Chudziak D, Wiercinska E, Schulz M, Pettit AR, Levesque JP, Romagnoli B, Patel K et al.. (2013)
The novel CXCR4 antagonist POL5551 mobilizes hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells with greater efficiency than Plerixafor. Leukemia, 27 (12): 2322-31. [PMID:24072044] |
3. Pernas S, Martin M, Kaufman PA, Gil-Martin M, Gomez Pardo P, Lopez-Tarruella S, Manso L, Ciruelos E, Perez-Fidalgo JA, Hernando C et al.. (2018)
Balixafortide plus eribulin in HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer: a phase 1, single-arm, dose-escalation trial. Lancet Oncol, 19 (6): 812-824. [PMID:29706375] |