Vipadenant (also known as BIIB014) is a potent, selective oral adenosine A2A receptor antagonist under development for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. It has successfully completed phase I clinical studies. It might also be a potential adjunctive therapy reagent for cancer treatment. It was found that it has certain potentials to disrupt an immunosuppressive mechanism of tumour protection, generating improved efficacy for immunotherapies of certain cancers when used in combination with other drugs.
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Vipadenant is a potent, selective and orally available adenosine A2A receptor antagonist under development for for Parkinson''s disease. Vipadenant demonstrates strong oral activity in commonly used models of Parkinson''s disease. Vipadenant has shown excellent preclinical pharmacokinetics and has successfully completed phase I clinical studies.
