Iniparib (INN,[1] previously known as BSI 201) was a drug candidate for cancer treatment. It was originally believed to act as an irreversible inhibitor of PARP1 (hence, a PARP inhibitor) and possibly other enzymes through covalent modification,[2][3] but its effects against PARP were later disproven.[4][5] It underwent clinical trials for treatment of some types of breast cancer,[6][7] but was discontinued after disappointing phase III clinical trials.

Iniparib
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  • 4-Iodo-3-nitrobenzamide
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FormulaC7H5IN2O3
Molar mass292.032 g·mol−1
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History

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Iniparib was the first putative PARP inhibitor to commence phase III clinical trials.[8] The first was for breast cancer,[9] another was for squamous-cell lung cancer.[10] Preliminary results in June 2009 on triple-negative breast cancer were promising.[11] Later results showed increased median survival of triple-negative breast cancer patients from 7.7 to 12.2 months.[12][13][14]

In 2009, the FDA began fast-tracking the new drug application of iniparib for triple-negative breast cancer. However, phase III results disclosed in January 2011 were disappointing.[15][16]

Iniparib was also studied as a potential chemotherapeutic agent in the fight against malignant glioma, including glioblastoma. Glioma is a resilient type of primary brain tumor (not metastatic) that currently has limited effective therapies, especially for patients whose tumors are in an inoperable location of the brain, such as the interior of the brainstem.

During the 2013 American Society of Clinical Oncology conference, Sanofi disclosed that iniparib failed to help lung-cancer patients in a late-stage trial, prompting the company to end research into the once-promising compound and take a $285 million charge.[15][17]

References

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  1. ^ "International Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances (INN). Recommended International Nonproprietary Names: List 65" (PDF). World Health Organization. 2011. p. 68. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  2. ^ Patel A, Kaufmann SH (January 2010). "Development of PARP inhibitors: an unfinished story". Oncology. 24 (1). Williston Park, N.Y.: 66, 68. PMID 20187324.
  3. ^ "Iniparib (BSI-201)". Our Privacy PolicyBiPar Sciences. Sanofi-Aventis. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010.
  4. ^ Liu X, Shi Y, Maag DX, Palma JP, Patterson MJ, Ellis PA, et al. (January 2012). "Iniparib nonselectively modifies cysteine-containing proteins in tumor cells and is not a bona fide PARP inhibitor". Clinical Cancer Research. 18 (2): 510–23. doi:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-11-1973. PMID 22128301.
  5. ^ Patel AG, De Lorenzo SB, Flatten KS, Poirier GG, Kaufmann SH (March 2012). "Failure of iniparib to inhibit poly(ADP-Ribose) polymerase in vitro". Clinical Cancer Research. 18 (6): 1655–62. doi:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-11-2890. PMC 3306513. PMID 22291137.
  6. ^ "BSI 201". Parp Inhibitors. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019.
  7. ^ "New breast cancer drugs block cell repair enzyme". Reuters. 2009-05-31.
  8. ^ Irshad S, Tutt A (2015). "Clinical Trials Investigating PARP Inhibitors as Single Agents". In Curtin NJ, Sharma RA (eds.). PARP inhibitors for cancer therapy. Humana Press. p. 490. ISBN 978-3-319-14151-0.
  9. ^ Clinical trial number NCT00938652 for "A Phase 3, Multi-Center Study of Gemcitabine/Carboplatin, With or Without BSI-201, in Patients With ER-, PR-, and Her2-Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer " at ClinicalTrials.gov 2009 to 2012, Primary completion date June 2011
  10. ^ Clinical trial number NCT01082549 for "Trial of Gemcitabine/Carboplatin With or Without BSI-201 (a PARP1 Inhibitor) in Patients With Previously Untreated Advanced Squamous Cell Lung Cancer (ECLIPSE) " at ClinicalTrials.gov 2010 to 2014, PCD 2012
  11. ^ "Sanofi's new drug BSI 201 offers to treat the toughest breast cancer". 3 June 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-10-18. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  12. ^ "SABCS: PARP Inhibitor Data Called 'Spectacular'". Dec 2009.
  13. ^ "PARP Inhibitor Adds Nearly 5 Months to Breast Cancer Survival". 11 October 2010. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  14. ^ O'Shaughnessy J, Osborne C, Pippen JE, Yoffe M, Patt D, Rocha C, et al. (January 2011). "Iniparib plus chemotherapy in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer". The New England Journal of Medicine. 364 (3): 205–14. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1011418. PMID 21208101.
  15. ^ a b "Sanofi breast cancer drug flunks Phase III trial". Fierce Biotech. 28 January 2011.
  16. ^ O'Shaughnessy J, Schwartzberg L, Danso MA, Miller KD, Rugo HS, Neubauer M, et al. (December 2014). "Phase III study of iniparib plus gemcitabine and carboplatin versus gemcitabine and carboplatin in patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer". Journal of Clinical Oncology. 32 (34): 3840–7. doi:10.1200/JCO.2014.55.2984. PMID 25349301.
  17. ^ Torsoli A, Serafino P (3 June 2013). "Sanofi Ends Iniparib Research". Bloomberg.