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                                                                Synonyms: SB-683699 | SB683699
                                 
                                                         
                            
                            
                            
                                Compound class: 
                                                            Synthetic organic
                                 
                                
                                    
                                        Comment: Firategrast (SB-683699) is an orally bioavailable, short-acting small molecule α4-integrin antagonist. It was designed to reduce α4β1/α4β7 integrin-mediated trafficking of lymphocytes into the central nervous system (CNS). Anti-α4-integrin natalizumab is currently approved to treat MS, but its long half-life is problematic, and it has to be administered by infusion. This short acting small molecule was developed as an alternative to antibody therapy.
                                    
                                 
                            
                            
                          
                                
                                    
                                
                          
                                   
                                   
                                  
                                      
                                     
                                   
                                   
                                    
                                    
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Summary of Clinical Use ![]()  | 
                                                        
| Phase 2 clinical trials of firategrast in MS and Crohn's disease have been completed. | 
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| Clinical Trial ID | Title | Type | Source | Comment | References | 
| NCT00395317 | Study Of SB-683699 Compared To Placebo In Subjects With Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (MS) | Phase 2 Interventional | GlaxoSmithKline | 2 | |
| NCT00101946 | Nine-Weeks Treatment With 683699 In Subjects With Moderately-To-Severely Active Crohn's Disease | Phase 2 Interventional | GlaxoSmithKline | ||