Achondroplasia is the most common cause of dwarfism and is caused by mutation of the gene for fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3). FGFR3 has been shown to be crucial for the process of bone elongation.1,2 Infigratinib, an investigational agent, binds to FGFR3 and has been previously shown to increase bone growth in preclinical mouse models of achondroplasia.3 The data presented today showed a positive dose-response relationship between infigratinib and bone growth.
"Observing a dose-response relationship is an important step in developing infigratinib as a therapy for achondroplasia," said
The preclinical study used a dwarf mouse model (Fgfr3Y367C/+), which mimics achondroplasia. In each of the three dose groups, treatment with infigratinib led to an increase in all nine measures of bone size studied compared to the control group (See figure). At the highest dose examined (0.5 mg/kg/day), treatment with infigratinib demonstrated a statistically significant (P < 0.01) improvement in bone length of 7-14% in the upper limbs, 10% to 17% in the lower limbs and 12% in the foramen magnum (an opening at the base of the skull). No apparent toxicity of infigratinib was noted in this study.
"We are encouraged by this preclinical data supporting the ability of a low dose, or even intermittently dosed, infigratinib to increase the length of the limbs as well as other bones in the skeleton. In particular, we believe the increase in foramen magnum size has significant implications, given that narrowing of this area of the skull can, in some cases, cause cervical spinal cord compression in achondroplastic children," said
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1Rousseau, F., Bonaventure, J., Legeai-Mallet, L., Pelet, A., Rozet, J.M., Maroteaux, P.,
2Shiang R, Thompson LM, Zhu YZ, Church DM, Fielder TJ, Bocian M, Winokur ST, Wasmuth JJ. "Mutations in the transmembrane domain of FGFR3 cause the most common genetic form of dwarfism, achondroplasia." Cell 78 (1994): 335–342.
3Komla-Ebri, D., Dambroise, E., Kramer, I., Benoist-Lasselin,C., Kaci, N.,
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