Elagolix sodium

Elagolix sodium is a highly effective, selective, oral-active, short-term, non-peptide gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor (GnRH receptor) antagonist (KD = 54 pM) and NFAT inhibitor, which can be used to study pain related to endometriosis. [1][2][3][4][5].

[1]Kim SM, et al. Discovery of an Orally Bioavailable Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Antagonist. J Med Chem. 2016 Oct 13;59(19):9150-9172. Epub 2016 Sep 27.|[2]Chen C, et al. Discovery of sodium R-(+)-4-{2-[5-(2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-(2-fluoro-6-[trifluoromethyl]benzyl)-4-methyl-2,6-dioxo-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyrimidin-1-yl]-1-phenylethylamino}butyrate (elagolix), a potent and orally available nonpeptide antagonist of the human gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor. J Med Chem. 2008 Dec 11;51(23):7478-85.|[3]Qiong Wang, et al. Analytical methodology and pharmacokinetic study of elagolix in plasma of rats using a newly developed UPLC-MS/MS assay. Arabian Journal of Chemistry. Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2021, 103235|[4]Mohammad Ezzati, et al. Elagolix, a novel, orally bioavailable GnRH antagonist under investigation for the treatment of endometriosis-related pain. Womens Health (Lond). 2015 Jan;11(1):19-28.|[5]Carr B, et al. Elagolix, an oral GnRH antagonist, versus subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate for the treatment of endometriosis: effects on bone mineral density. Reprod Sci. 2014 Nov;21(11):1341-1351.