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| MedlinePlus = a615009| DailyMedID = Nintedanib| pregnancy_AU = D DATE=16 SEPTEMBER 2019 ACCESS-DATE=9 MARCH 2020 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20210127233039/HTTPS://WWW.DRUGS.COM/PREGNANCY/NINTEDANIB.HTML, live, | pregnancy_category =Oral administration>By mouth| class = | ATC_prefix = L01| ATC_suffix = EX09| ATC_supplemental =| legal_AU = S4 DATE=21 JUNE 2022 ACCESS-DATE=10 APRIL 2023 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20230410065829/HTTPS://WWW.TGA.GOV.AU/PRESCRIPTION-MEDICINES-REGISTRATION-NEW-CHEMICAL-ENTITIES-AUSTRALIA-2015, live, | legal_BR = | legal_BR_comment = | legal_CA = Rx-onlyHEALTH CANADA > DATE=4 MAY 2016 ACCESS-DATE=7 APRIL 2024, | legal_DE = | legal_DE_comment = | legal_NZ = | legal_NZ_comment = | legal_UK = | legal_UK_comment = | legal_US = Rx-only URL=HTTPS://DAILYMED.NLM.NIH.GOV/DAILYMED/DRUGINFO.CFM?SETID=DA1C9F37-779E-4682-816F-93D0FAA4CFC9 ARCHIVE-DATE=23 APRIL 2021 URL-STATUS=LIVE, | legal_EU = Rx-only| legal_EU_comment = | legal_UN = | legal_UN_comment = | legal_status = Rx-only| bioavailability = 4.7%| protein_bound = 97.8%| metabolism = Esterases, glucuronidation| metabolites = | onset = | elimination_half-life = 10–15 hrs| duration_of_action = | excretion = 93% via faeces| index2_label = as esylatechanged|??}}| CAS_number = 656247-17-5| CAS_number2 = 656247-18-6| CAS_supplemental = | PubChem = 9809715| PubChem2 = 135476717| IUPHAR_ligand = 5936correct|drugbank}}| DrugBank = DB09079| DrugBank2 = DBSALT001111changed|chemspider}}| ChemSpiderID = 7985471| ChemSpiderID2 = 7985470changed|FDA}}| UNII = G6HRD2P839| UNII2 = 42F62RTZ4G| KEGG_Ref = | KEGG = D10481| KEGG2 = D10396correct|EBI}}| ChEBI = 85164| ChEBI2 = 85170| ChEMBL_Ref = | ChEMBL = 502835| ChEMBL2 = 3039504| NIAID_ChemDB = | PDB_ligand = XIN| synonyms = BIBF 1120| IUPAC_name = Methyl (3Z)-3-{[(4-{methyl[(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)acetyl]amino}phenyl)amino](phenyl)methylidene}-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indole-6-carboxylate H=33 O=4| SMILES = COC(=O)c1ccc2c(c1)NC(=O)/C2=C(Nc1ccc(N(C)C(=O)CN2CCN(C)CC2)cc1)c1ccccc1| StdInChI = 1S/C31H33N5O4/c1-34-15-17-36(18-16-34)20-27(37)35(2)24-12-10-23(11-13-24)32-29(21-7-5-4-6-8-21)28-25-14-9-22(31(39)40-3)19-26(25)33-30(28)38/h4-14,19,32H,15-18,20H2,1-3H3,(H,33,38)/b29-28-| StdInChI_comment = | StdInChIKey=XZXHXSATPCNXJR-ZIADKAODSA-N| density = | density_notes = | melting_point = | melting_high = | melting_notes = | boiling_point = | boiling_notes = | solubility = | sol_units = | specific_rotation = }}Nintedanib, sold under the brand names Ofev and Vargatef, is an oral medication used for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and along with other medications for some types of non-small-cell lung cancer.WEB, Vargatef EPAR, European Medicines Agency (EMA), 20 January 2020,weblink 9 March 2020, 9 August 2020,weblink live, In March 2020, it was approved for use in the United States to treat chronic fibrosing (scarring) interstitial lung diseases (ILD) with a progressive phenotype (trait).PRESS RELEASE, FDA Approves First Treatment for Group of Progressive Interstitial Lung Diseases, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 9 March 2020,weblink 9 March 2020, 10 March 2020,weblink live, {{PD-notice}} It is the first treatment for this group of fibrosing lung diseases that worsen over time that was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).Common side effects include abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea.WEB, Nintedanib Side Effects,weblink 24 October 2015, 10 April 2019,weblink live, It is a small molecule tyrosine-kinase inhibitor, targeting vascular endothelial growth factor receptor, fibroblast growth factor receptor and platelet derived growth factor receptor.Ofev was developed by Boehringer Ingelheim. It received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for use for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in 2014 – one of only two drugs available for treating IPF – and numerous studies since have demonstrated its effectiveness in slowing the progressive, terminal lung disease.WEB, Nintedanib,weblink 24 December 2019, 28 February 2021,weblink live,

Medical uses

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Nintedanib is used for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.WEB, Nintedanib,weblink drugs.com, 12 February 2015, 12 February 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150212184714weblink">weblink live, It has been shown to slow down decrease in forced vital capacity,JOURNAL, Ahluwalia N, Shea BS, Tager AM, New therapeutic targets in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Aiming to rein in runaway wound-healing responses, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 190, 8, 867–878, October 2014, 25090037, 4299574, 10.1164/rccm.201403-0509pp, JOURNAL, Mazzei ME, Richeldi L, Collard HR, Nintedanib in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, 9, 3, 121–129, June 2015, 25862013, 10.1177/1753465815579365, 20591676, and it also improves people's quality of life.JOURNAL, Dimitroulis IA, Nintedanib: a novel therapeutic approach for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Respiratory Care, 59, 9, 1450–1455, September 2014, 24782550, 10.4187/respcare.03023, free, Nintedanib does not improve survival in people with IPF.BOOK,weblink Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 13th Edition, Brunton L, Knollman B, Hilal-Dandan R, 2017-10-26, McGraw Hill Professional, 9781259584749, It interferes with processes like fibroblast proliferation, differentiation and laying down extracellular matrix.JOURNAL, Wollin L, Wex E, Pautsch A, Schnapp G, Hostettler KE, Stowasser S, Kolb M, Mode of action of nintedanib in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, The European Respiratory Journal, 45, 5, 1434–1445, May 2015, 25745043, 4416110, 10.1183/09031936.00174914,weblink 11 December 2019, live, free,weblink 1 December 2020, The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends nintedanib in cases of IPF where the FVC is 50-80% of predicted. NICE recommends discontinuation of therapy if a person's FVC decreases by 10% or more in a 12-month period, indicating disease progression despite treatment.WEB,weblink PDF, Nintedanib for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), 27 January 2016, 2019-08-07, TA379, 15 March 2020,weblink live,

Lung cancer

It is also used in combination with docetaxel as a second-line treatment for adult patients with locally advanced, metastatic, or locally recurring non-small cell lung cancer of adenocarcinoma histology. It is unclear how this combination compares to other second line agents as the comparisons have not been done as of 2014.JOURNAL, Popat S, Mellemgaard A, Fahrbach K, Martin A, Rizzo M, Kaiser R, Griebsch I, Reck M, 6, Nintedanib plus docetaxel as second-line therapy in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer: a network meta-analysis, Future Oncology, 11, 3, 409–420, 5 December 2014, 25478720, 10.2217/fon.14.290,

Contraindications

Nintedanib is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to nintedanib, peanut or soya. Nintedanib has not been tested in patients with moderate to severe impairment of liver function. Given that the drug is metabolised in the liver, it may not be safe in such patients. Nintedanib can be used in geriatric population without any dose modifications. It has not been studied in paediatric populations and hence cannot be given in patients below 18 years of age. It is also contraindicated in pregnancy

Adverse effects

Common side effects noted with nintedanib include anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, gastrointestinal perforation, weight loss, arterial thromboembolism (including myocardial infarction), bleeding, hypothyroidism, elevated liver enzymes, and headache. Gastrointestinal side effects are decreased when nintedanib is co-administered with food.Side effects observed with nintedanib were worse with a higher dose. For this reason, subsequent trials have used an equally clinically effective lower dose.JOURNAL, Hilberg F, Tontsch-Grunt U, Colbatzky F, Heckel A, Lotz R, van Meel JC, Roth GJ, 2004, BIBF1120 a novel, small molecule triple angiokinase inhibitor: profiling as a clinical candidate for cancer therapy, European Journal of Cancer Supplements, 2, 50, 50, 10.1016/S1359-6349(04)80166-6, JOURNAL, Hilberg F, Roth GJ, Krssak M, Kautschitsch S, Sommergruber W, Tontsch-Grunt U, Garin-Chesa P, Bader G, Zoephel A, Quant J, Heckel A, Rettig WJ, 6, BIBF 1120: triple angiokinase inhibitor with sustained receptor blockade and good antitumor efficacy, Cancer Research, 68, 12, 4774–4782, June 2008, 18559524, 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-07-6307,weblink 3 November 2019, live, free,weblink 3 November 2019, JOURNAL, Reck M, Kaiser R, Eschbach C, Stefanic M, Love J, Gatzemeier U, Stopfer P, von Pawel J, 6, A phase II double-blind study to investigate efficacy and safety of two doses of the triple angiokinase inhibitor BIBF 1120 in patients with relapsed advanced non-small-cell lung cancer, Annals of Oncology, 22, 6, 1374–1381, June 2011, 21212157, 10.1093/annonc/mdq618, free, JOURNAL, Okamoto I, Kaneda H, Satoh T, Okamoto W, Miyazaki M, Morinaga R, Ueda S, Terashima M, Tsuya A, Sarashina A, Konishi K, Arao T, Nishio K, Kaiser R, Nakagawa K, 6, Phase I safety, pharmacokinetic, and biomarker study of BIBF 1120, an oral triple tyrosine kinase inhibitor in patients with advanced solid tumors, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, 9, 10, 2825–2833, October 2010, 20688946, 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-10-0379, free, JOURNAL, Mross K, Stefanic M, Gmehling D, Frost A, Baas F, Unger C, Strecker R, Henning J, Gaschler-Markefski B, Stopfer P, de Rossi L, Kaiser R, 6, Phase I study of the angiogenesis inhibitor BIBF 1120 in patients with advanced solid tumors, Clinical Cancer Research, 16, 1, 311–319, January 2010, 20028771, 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-09-0694, 1324789, JOURNAL, 27, 15s, (suppl; abstr 5501), Ledermann JA, A randomised phase II placebo-controlled trial using maintenance therapy to evaluate the vascular targeting agent BIBF 1120 following treatment of relapsed ovarian cancer (OC), Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2009, 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.5501, JOURNAL, Kropff M, Kienast J, Bisping G, Berdel WE, Gaschler-Markefski B, Stopfer P, Stefanic M, Munzert G, 6, An open-label dose-escalation study of BIBF 1120 in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, Anticancer Research, 29, 10, 4233–4238, October 2009, 19846979, JOURNAL, Ellis PM, Kaiser R, Zhao Y, Stopfer P, Gyorffy S, Hanna N, Phase I open-label study of continuous treatment with BIBF 1120, a triple angiokinase inhibitor, and pemetrexed in pretreated non-small cell lung cancer patients, Clinical Cancer Research, 16, 10, 2881–2889, May 2010, 20460487, 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-09-2944, free, JOURNAL, du Bois A, Huober J, Stopfer P, Pfisterer J, Wimberger P, Loibl S, Reichardt VL, Harter P, 6, A phase I open-label dose-escalation study of oral BIBF 1120 combined with standard paclitaxel and carboplatin in patients with advanced gynecological malignancies, Annals of Oncology, 21, 2, 370–375, February 2010, 19889612, 10.1093/annonc/mdp506, free,

Pharmacology

Mechanism of action

Nintedanib competitively inhibits both nonreceptor tyrosine kinases (nRTKs) and receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs). NRTK targets of nintedanib include Lck, Lyn, and Src. RTK targets of nintedanib include platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) α and β; fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) 1, 2, and 3; vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) 1, 2, and 3; and FLT3. Its use in IPF is predicated on its inhibition of PDGFR, FGFR, and VEGFR, which increase fibroblast proliferation, migration, and transformation.

Pharmacokinetics

File:BIBF 1202.svg|thumb|BIBF 1202, the main metabolitemetaboliteOnly a small percentage of orally taken nintedanib is absorbed in the gut, partially due to transport proteins (such as P-glycoprotein) moving the substance back into the lumen. Combined with a high first-pass effect, this results in an oral bioavailability of about 4.7% with a 100 mg tablet.WEB,weblink PRODUCT MONOGRAPH, August 10, 2018, www.boehringer-ingelheim.ca, 2019-06-12, 16 October 2018,weblink live, WEB,weblink Product monograph, October 10, 2018, October 16, 2018, 16 October 2018,weblink live, The drug reaches peak plasma levels in 2 to 4 hours after oral intake in the form of a soft gelatin capsule.Nintedanib is mainly inactivated by esterases that cleave the methyl ester, resulting in the free carboxylic acid form, which is then glucuronidated by uridinediphosphate-glucuronosyltransferases and excreted mostly via the bile and faeces. No relevant cytochrome P450 mediated metabolism has been observed.

Interactions

Nintedanib is a substrate of the transporter P-glycoprotein which moves the absorbed substance back into the gut's lumen. The P-glycoprotein inhibitor ketoconazole is known to increase blood plasma levels of nintedanib by a factor of 1.8; other inhibitors such as erythromycin or ciclosporin are expected to have a similar effect. On the other hand, the P-glycoprotein inducer rifampicin cuts nintedanib plasma levels in half; other inducers such as carbamazepine, phenytoin or St. John's Wort probably lower plasma levels as well.

Chemistry

File:Ethanesulfonic-acid-2D-skeletal.png|thumb|Ethanesulfonic acidEthanesulfonic acidThe drug is used in form of its salt with ethanesulfonic acid. This salt, nintedanib esilate, is a yellow, crystalline solid that melts at {{convert|244|C|F}} to {{convert|251|C|F}}. It has poor solubility in water, and somewhat better solubility in dimethyl sulfoxide at 25 g/L.Sicherheitsdatenblatt [Safety data sheet] Nintedanibesilat {{in lang|de}}

History

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Nintedanib was approved for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis on 15 October 2014, by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA),WEB, FDA Approves Ofev,weblink drugs.com, 12 February 2015, 12 February 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150212175153weblink">weblink live, and received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency in November 2014, being approved in the European Union in January 2015.WEB, Ofev EPAR, European Medicines Agency (EMA), 20 January 2020,weblink 9 March 2020, 24 December 2018,weblink live, WEB, Ofev (nintedanib*) approved in the EU for the treatment of IPF,weblink Boehringer Ingelheim Press Release Archive, 13 May 2015, 19 January 2015, 18 May 2015,weblink live, It is also approved in Canada, Japan, Switzerland, and other countries.WEB,weblink LexiComp, Wolters Kluwer Clinical Drug Information, 7 August 2019, 5 October 2020,weblink live, {{Failed verification|date=March 2020}}Two replicate randomized clinical trials evaluated the efficacy and safety of nintedanib for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.JOURNAL, Richeldi L, du Bois RM, Raghu G, Azuma A, Brown KK, Costabel U, Cottin V, Flaherty KR, Hansell DM, Inoue Y, Kim DS, Kolb M, Nicholson AG, Noble PW, Selman M, Taniguchi H, Brun M, Le Maulf F, Girard M, Stowasser S, Schlenker-Herceg R, Disse B, Collard HR, 6, Efficacy and safety of nintedanib in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, The New England Journal of Medicine, 370, 22, 2071–2082, May 2014, 24836310, 10.1056/NEJMoa1402584,weblink 27 August 2020, live, free, 7 October 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20171007162557weblink">weblink 11365/974374, The primary endpoint of the study was the effect on lung function, measured by forced vital capacity. In total, 1066 patients were treated with either 150 mg nintedanib or placebo and evaluated after 52 weeks. At the end of the observation period, nintedanib reduced the decline of forced vital capacity. In the study, diarrhoea was the most common adverse event and was higher in the nintedanib group compared to the placebo group.Nintedanib was granted orphan drug designation in the US by the FDA for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in June 2011 until 15 October 2021.WEB, Nintedanib Orphan Drug Designation and Approval, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),weblink 9 March 2020, 30 April 2021,weblink live,

Lung cancer

Nintedanib was approved for combination therapy of non-small-cell lung cancer in the European Union in 2014,BOOK, Austria-Codex, Haberfeld H, Österreichischer Apothekerverlag, Vienna, 2014/2015, German, WEB, Vargatef (nintedanib*) approved in the EU for lung cancer patients with advanced adenocarcinoma after first-line chemotherapy,weblink Boehringer Ingelheim Press Release Archive, 13 May 2015, 27 November 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150512213844weblink">weblink 12 May 2015, dead, and is approved for this indication in other parts of the world.Nintedanib was granted orphan drug designation in the US by the FDA for the treatment of systemic sclerosis (including the associated interstitial lung disease) in July 2016 until 6 September 2019.WEB, Nintedanib Orphan Drug Designation and Approval, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),weblink 9 March 2020, 26 April 2021,weblink live,

Other interstitial lung diseases

The drug was granted priority review designation by the FDA before being approved in the US on 6 September 2019, to slow the rate of decline in pulmonary function in patients with systemic sclerosis associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD).PRESS RELEASE,weblink FDA approves first treatment for patients with rare type of lung disease, 6 September 2019, 1 October 2019, 24 October 2020,weblink live, {{PD-notice}weblink {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031013836weblink |date=31 October 2020 }} {{Bare URL inline|date=March 2022}} It is the first FDA-approved treatment for this rare lung condition. The effectiveness of nintedanib to treat SSc-ILD was studied in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 576 subjects ages 20–79 with the disease. Subjects received treatment for 52 weeks, with some subjects treated up to 100 weeks. The primary test for efficacy measured the forced vital capacity, or FVC, which is a measure of lung function, defined as the amount of air that can be forcibly exhaled from the lungs after taking the deepest breath possible. Those who took nintedanib had less lung function decline compared to those on placebo. The overall safety profile observed in the nintedanib treatment group was consistent with the known safety profile of the therapy. The most frequent serious adverse event reported in subjects treated with nintedanib was pneumonia (2.8% nintedanib vs. 0.3% placebo). Adverse reactions leading to permanent dose reductions were reported in 34% of nintedanib-treated subjects compared to 4% of placebo-treated subjects. Diarrhea was the most frequent adverse reaction that led to permanent dose reduction in subjects treated with nintedanib.The safety and effectiveness of nintedanib to treat chronic fibrosing interstitial lung diseases with a progressive phenotype in adults was evaluated in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 663 adults. The mean age of subjects was 66 years and more subjects were male (54%) than female. The primary test for effectiveness was the forced vital capacity, which is a measure of lung function. It is defined as the amount of air that can be forcibly exhaled from the lungs after taking the deepest breath possible. In the 52-week period, subjects received either 150 milligrams of nintedanib twice a day or a placebo. After 52 weeks, people who received nintedanib had less lung function decline compared to those on the placebo.The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted nintedanib priority review designation and breakthrough therapy designation. The FDA granted the approval of Ofev to Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Society and culture

Legal status

In February 2024, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency adopted a positive opinion, recommending the granting of a marketing authorization for the medicinal product Nintedanib Accord for the treatment of adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, other chronic fibrosing interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) with a progressive phenotype, and systemic sclerosis associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD). The applicant for this medicinal product is Accord Healthcare S.L.U. Nintedanib Accord is a generic of Ofev, which has been authorized in the EU since January 2015.WEB, Nintedanib Accord EPAR, European Medicines Agency (EMA), 22 February 2024,weblink 24 February 2024, Text was copied from this source which is copyright European Medicines Agency. Reproduction is authorized provided the source is acknowledged.

Brand names

Boehringer is using the brand name Ofev for marketing nintedanib for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and Vargatef for marketing the medication for lung cancer.WEB, Boehringer's Ofev approved by FDA for rare lung disease,weblink 24 October 2015, October 17, 2014, 5 February 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160205110156weblink">weblink live,

Research

Nintedanib is being tested{{when|date=March 2020}} in several phase I to III clinical trials for cancer. Angiogenesis inhibitors such as nintedanib may be effective in a range of solid tumour types including lung, ovarian, metastatic bowel, liver and brain cancer.{{medcn|date=March 2020}}Current{{when|date=March 2020}} phase II trials are investigating the effect of nintedanib in patients with bladder cancer, metastatic bowel cancer, liver cancer and the brain tumour glioblastoma multiforme.ClinicalTrials.gov: BIBF 1120 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227084724weblink |date=27 December 2018 }}A Phase III trial completed in 2015 investigated the use of nintedanib in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel as a first line treatment for patients with ovarian cancer.{{ClinicalTrialsGov|NCT01015118|LUME-Ovar 1: Nintedanib (BIBF 1120) or Placebo in Combination With Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in First Line Treatment of Ovarian Cancer}}

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