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The farnesyltransferase inhibitor (FTI) lonafarnib (branded as Zokinvy) is the first and only known drug treatment for children with Progeria.<\/p>\n
History behind this historic discovery: In August 2005 and February 2006, researchers published studies that supported a potential drug treatment for children with Progeria. Originally developed to potentially treat cancer, lonafarnib reversed the dramatic nuclear structure abnormalities that are the hallmark of cells from children with Progeria. In addition, this FTI drug improved some signs of disease in a Progeria-like mouse model.<\/p>\n
Why did researchers think this drug would work in Progeria? The protein that we believe is responsible for Progeria is called progerin. In order to block normal cell function and cause Progeria, a molecule called a \u201cfarnesyl group\u201d must be attached to the progerin protein. FTIs act by blocking (inhibiting) the attachment of the farnesyl group onto progerin. So, if the FTI drug can block this farnesyl group attachment in children with Progeria, then progerin may be \u201cparalyzed\u201d and Progeria improved.<\/p>\n
For the first time, we had in front of us a possible treatment for children with Progeria.\u00a0A first-ever Progeria clinical drug trial<\/a> began in 2007, and in 2012 the study results were published, demonstrating that every child experienced improvement in one or more areas, including the vital cardiovascular system.\u00a0 In May 2014, further study revealed lonafarnib increases estimated lifespan by at least 1.6 years (which would later be increased, as the study further progressed), and in April 2018 a study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)<\/em> reported that lonafarnib alone extended survival in children with Progeria. \u00a0Click here<\/a> for details on the 2012 study,\u00a0here <\/a>for details on the 2014 findings, and here<\/a> for details on the 2018 study.<\/p>\n In May 2018, on the heels of the study published in JAMA<\/em>, PRF and Eiger Biopharmaceuticals entered into collaboration and supply agreement for the development and pursuit of U.S. Food and Drug Administration review and potential approval of lonafarnib for the treatment of Progeria in children. The filing was completed March 23, 2020. <\/a>In November, 2020, lonafarnib made history as the first-ever treatment to receive U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval<\/a> for Progeria and Progeroid Laminopathies.<\/p>\n We now have one treatment for Progeria but it is not a cure, so we continue to drive the research to discover drugs that will be even more effective, and ultimately cure Progeria.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”footer” _builder_version=”4.3.4″ background_color=”#29327a” custom_margin=”25px|||||” custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” z_index_tablet=”500″ border_width_top=”12px” border_color_top=”#00b2e2″ global_module=”133″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,1_4,1_2″ make_equal=”on” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.16″ width=”89%” width_tablet=”80%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” 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Farnesyltransferase inhibitors (FTIs)<\/b>, originally developed to potentially treat cancer, reversed the dramatic nuclear structure abnormalities that are the hallmark of cells from children with Progeria. In addition, this FTI drug improves some signs of disease in a Progeria-like mouse model.\r\n\r\nWhy did researchers think this drug would work in Progeria?<\/b> The protein that we believe is responsible for Progeria is called progerin.\u00a0In order to block normal cell function and cause Progeria, a molecule called a \u201cfarnesyl group\u201d must be attached to the progerin protein. FTIs act by blocking (inhibiting) the attachment of the farnesyl group onto progerin. \u00a0So if the FTI drug can block this farnesyl group attachment in children with Progeria, then progerin may be \u201cparalyzed\u201d and Progeria improved.\r\n\r\nFor the first time, we had in front of us a possible treatment for children with Progeria.\u00a0<\/b>A first-ever clinical drug trial<\/b><\/a>\u00a0began in 2007, and in 2012 <\/b>the study results were published, demonstrating that every child experienced improvement in one or more areas, including the vital cardiovascular system.\u00a0 In May 2014, further study revealed lonafarnib increases estimated lifespan by at least 1.6 years (time will tell if that number increases \u2013 it just hasn\u2019t been long enough to determine)\u00a0and in April 2018 a study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)<\/em> reported that lonafarnib alone extended survival in children with Progeria. \u00a0Click here<\/b><\/a> for details on the 2012 study,\u00a0here<\/b> <\/a>for details on the 2014 findings, and here<\/a><\/strong> for details on the 2018 study.\r\n\r\nIn May 2018, on the heels of the study published in JAMA<\/em>, PRF and Eiger Biopharmaceuticals entered into collaboration and supply agreement for the development and pursuit of U.S. Food and Drug Administration review and potential approval of lonafarnib for the treatment of Progeria in children. Lonafarnib will mark the first therapy submitted to the FDA for the treatment of Progeria.\r\n\r\nWe now have one treatment for Progeria but it is not a cure, so we continue to drive the research to discover drugs that will be even more effective, and ultimately cure Progeria.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\t\t","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-796","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nSign Up<\/h2>\n
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