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. 2021 Mar 18;11(1):8–25. doi: 10.1016/j.kisu.2020.12.002

Table 1.

Summary of the pharmacologic properties of hypoxia-inducible factor–prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors

Variable Daprodustat68,69 (GSK1278863) Desidustat70 (ZYAN1) Enarodustat71,72 (JTZ-951) Molidustat68,73,74 (BAY 85-3934) Roxadustat68,75 (FG-4592; ASP1517; AZD9941) Vadadustat68,76 (AKB-6548; MT-6548)
Pharmacodynamics
IC50, μmol/L
 MALDI-TOF binding assay PHD1: 1.50
PHD2: 2.87
PHD3: 0.61
PHD1: 1.45
PHD2: 1.85
PHD3: 0.72
PHD1: 1.40
PHD2: 1.26
PHD3: 1.32
PHD1: 0.84
PHD2: 2.30
PHD3: 0.26
 In vitro assay in HepG2 cells 11.2a
 Fluorescent enzyme assay PHD1: 0.016
PHD2: 0.061
PHD3: 0.101
Pharmacokinetics
Participants Japan, n = 13b Cauc, n = 12b Cauc, n = 56b Mixed,c n = 6d Japan, n = 9b Japan, n = 15b Cauc, n = 8b
Dose, mg 100 100 10–300 10 50 100 450
AUC, μg·h/mle 5.20f 3.55f 3.7–116.2 7.33f 1.11 88.7f 397f
Cmax, μg/mle 2.32 1.60 0.6–17.9 0.986 0.56 10.6 52.6
Tmax, hg 1.50 1.50 1.25–3.00 0.5 0.75 2.0 2.0
t½, he 2.25 1.86 7.0–11.4 25.9h; 8.96i 10.4 13.1 5.8j
CL/F, L/he 21.70 31.4 2.1–2.9 1.52 45.1 1.18 NR
CLR, L/he NR NR NR NR 0.693 0.0261 NR
Metabolizing enzymes CYP2C8, major
CYP3A4, minor
NR CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP3A4 UGTs CYP2C8, major UGT1A9, major

AUC, area under the concentration-time curve; Cauc, Caucasian; CL/F, apparent oral clearance; CLR, renal clearance; Cmax, peak plasma concentration; CYP, cytochrome P450; IC50, 50% PHD inhibitory concentration; Japan, Japanese; MALDI-TOF, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight; NR, not reported; PHD, prolyl hydroxylase domain; t½, elimination half-life; Tmax, time to Cmax; UGT, uridine 5'-diphospho-glucuronosyltransferase.

a

PHD enzyme isoform not specified.

b

Single-dose oral administration in fasted, healthy volunteers.

c

Participants were either Caucasian (n = 1), Black (n = 4), or American Indian/Alaskan Native (n = 1).

d

Single-dose oral administration in patients with end-stage renal disease on maintenance hemodialysis.

e

Mean.

f

Reported as AUC from time 0 to infinity.

g

Median.

h

Terminal t½.

i

Effective t½.

j

Value of 7.8 in patients with hepatic impairment.