Finerenone
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Trade namesKerendia
Other namesBAY 94-8862
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administration		Oral
Drug classPotassium-sparing diuretic
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  • (4S)-4-(4-Cyano-2-methoxyphenyl)-5-ethoxy-2,8-dimethyl-1,4-dihydro-1,6-naphthyridine-3-carboxamide
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FormulaC21H22N4O3
Molar mass378.432 g·mol−1
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  • NC(=O)C1=C(C)Nc2c(C)cnc(OCC)c2[C@@H]1c3ccc(C#N)cc3OC
  • InChI=1S/C21H22N4O3/c1-5-28-21-18-17(14-7-6-13(9-22)8-15(14)27-4)16(20(23)26)12(3)25-19(18)11(2)10-24-21/h6-8,10,17,25H,5H2,1-4H3,(H2,23,26)/t17-/m1/s1
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Finerenone, sold under the brand name Kerendia, is a medication used to reduce the risk of kidney function decline, kidney failure, cardiovascular death, non-fatal heart attacks, and hospitalization for heart failure in adults with chronic kidney disease associated with type 2 diabetes.[8] Finerenone is a non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA).[7] It is taken orally (swallowed by mouth).

Common side effects include hyperkalemia (high levels of potassium), hypotension (low blood pressure), and hyponatremia (low levels of sodium).[8]

Finerenone was approved for medical use in the United States in July 2021,[8][10] and in the European Union in February 2022.[9] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers it to be a first-in-class medication.[11]

Medical uses

In the United States, finerenone is indicated to reduce the risk of kidney function decline, kidney failure, cardiovascular death, non-fatal heart attacks, and hospitalization for heart failure in adults with chronic kidney disease associated with type 2 diabetes.[8]

In the European Union, finerenone is indicated for the treatment of chronic kidney disease (stage 3 and 4 with albuminuria) associated with type 2 diabetes in adults.[9]

Pharmacology

Finerenone has less relative affinity to other steroid hormone receptors than currently available aldosterone antagonists such as eplerenone and spironolactone, which should result in fewer adverse effects like gynaecomastia, impotence, and low libido.[12][13]

Finerenone blocks mineralocorticoid receptors, which makes it a potassium-sparing diuretic.

This table compares inhibitory (blocking) concentrations (IC50, unit: nM) of three antimineralocorticoids. Mineralocorticoid receptor inhibition is responsible for the desired action of the drugs, whereas inhibition of the other receptors potentially leads to side effects. Lower values mean stronger inhibition.[14]

Spironolactone Eplerenone Finerenone
Mineralocorticoid receptor 24 990 18
Glucocorticoid receptor 2400 22,000 >10,000
Androgen receptor 77 21,200 >10,000
Progesterone receptor 740 31,200 >10,000

The above-listed drugs have insignificant affinity for the estrogen receptor.[citation needed]

Finerenone acts as an antagonist to mineralocorticoid receptors harboring the S810L mutation, unlike other traditional MR inhibitors such as spironolactone and eplerenone that incidentally act as agonists.[15]

A meta-analysis of data from seven randomized controlled trials (13,783 participants) found a benefit to using finerenone in people with diabetic kidney disease and overt proteinuria.[16]

Adverse effects

Finerenone may cause electrolyte imbalances that must be resolved by a healthcare professional. In the case of potassium, patients taking Finerenone may experience a higher level of potassium in the blood. Symptoms that correlate to this clinical finding include nausea, weakness, chest pain and loss of movement.[17] Another common electrolyte imbalance which may occur for patients on Finerenone is that patients may have low sodium, which can manifest as headaches, confusion, weakness and feeling off balance for patients.[18]

History

The efficacy of finerenone to improve kidney and heart outcomes was evaluated in a randomized, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in adults with chronic kidney disease associated with type 2 diabetes.[8] In this study, 5,674 participants were randomly assigned to receive either finerenone or a placebo.[8]

The study compared the two groups for the number of participants whose disease progressed to a composite (or combined) endpoint that included at least a 40% reduction in kidney function, progression to kidney failure, or kidney death.[8] Results showed that 504 of the 2,833 participants who received finerenone had at least one of the events in the composite endpoint compared to 600 of the 2,841 participants who received a placebo.[8]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted the application for finerenone priority review and fast track designations.[8] The FDA granted the approval of Kerendia to Bayer Healthcare.[8]

Society and culture

Legal status

On 16 December 2021, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted a positive opinion, recommending the granting of a marketing authorization for the medicinal product Kerendia, intended for the treatment of chronic kidney disease associated with type 2 diabetes in adults.[19] The applicant for this medicinal product is Bayer AG.[19] Finerenone was approved for medical use in the European Union in February 2022.[9][20]

Research

In the Phase II ARTS-DN study, finerenone dose-dependently reduced urine albumin to creatinine ratio in patients with diabetic kidney disease.[21] Based on these findings, finerenone is being studied in the large Phase III FIDELIO and FIGARO outcome studies designed to assess whether finerenone reduces risk of CKD progression and adverse cardiovascular events in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes. These trials have enrolled more than 13,000 patients with primary completion of FIDELIO anticipated in 2020 and FIGARO IN 2021.[22][full citation needed][23][full citation needed]

References

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  2. ^ a b "Kerendia APMDS". Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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  10. ^ "Bayer's Kerendia (finerenone) Receives U.S. FDA Approval for Treatment of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Associated with Type 2 Diabetes" (Press release). Bayer. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via Business Wire.
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  13. ^ Pitt B, Anker SD, Böhm M, Gheorghiade M, Køber L, Krum H, et al. (February 2015). "Rationale and design of MinerAlocorticoid Receptor antagonist Tolerability Study-Heart Failure (ARTS-HF): a randomized study of finerenone vs. eplerenone in patients who have worsening chronic heart failure with diabetes and/or chronic kidney disease" (PDF). European Journal of Heart Failure. 17 (2): 224–32. doi:10.1002/ejhf.218. hdl:2027.42/110733. PMID 25678098. S2CID 205781715.
  14. ^ Bärfacker L, Kuhl A, Hillisch A, Grosser R, Figueroa-Pérez S, Heckroth H, et al. (August 2012). "Discovery of BAY 94-8862: a nonsteroidal antagonist of the mineralocorticoid receptor for the treatment of cardiorenal diseases". ChemMedChem. 7 (8): 1385–1403. doi:10.1002/cmdc.201200081. PMID 22791416. S2CID 36084480.
  15. ^ Amazit L, Le Billan F, Kolkhof P, Lamribet K, Viengchareun S, Fay MR, et al. (September 2015). "Finerenone Impedes Aldosterone-dependent Nuclear Import of the Mineralocorticoid Receptor and Prevents Genomic Recruitment of Steroid Receptor Coactivator-1". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290 (36): 21876–89. doi:10.1074/jbc.M115.657957. PMC 4571943. PMID 26203193.
  16. ^ Dutta D, Surana V, Bhattacharya S, Aggarwal S, Sharma M (May–June 2022). "Efficacy and Safety of Novel Non-steroidal Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist Finerenone in the Management of Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Meta-analysis". Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 26 (3): 198–205. doi:10.4103/ijem.ijem_376_21. PMC 9555385. PMID 36248038.
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  18. ^ "Finerenone Uses, Side Effects & Warnings". Drugs.com. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  19. ^ a b "Kerendia: Pending EC decision". European Medicines Agency (EMA). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021. Text was copied from this source which is copyright European Medicines Agency. Reproduction is authorized provided the source is acknowledged.
  20. ^ "Kerendia Product information". Union Register of medicinal products. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  21. ^ Bakris GL, Agarwal R, Chan JC, Cooper ME, Gansevoort RT, Haller H, et al. (September 2015). "Effect of Finerenone on Albuminuria in Patients With Diabetic Nephropathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial". JAMA. 314 (9): 884–94. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.10081. PMID 26325557.
  22. ^ Clinical trial number NCT02540993 for "Efficacy and Safety of Finerenone in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetic Kidney Disease (FIDELIO-DKD)" at ClinicalTrials.gov
  23. ^ Clinical trial number NCT02545049 for "Efficacy and Safety of Finerenone in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and the Clinical Diagnosis of Diabetic Kidney Disease (FIGARO-DKD)" at ClinicalTrials.gov

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