GSK-598809
GSK-598809 is a selective dopamine D3 receptor antagonist that is or was under development for the treatment of substance-related disorders, smoking withdrawal, and eating disorders like binge eating disorder.[1][2][3][4] The drug is highly selective for the dopamine D3 receptor (Ki = 6.2 nM) over the dopamine D2 receptor (Ki = 740 nM) (~120-fold preference for the D3 receptor over the D2 receptor).[3] A single dose of GSK-598809 achieved 72 to 89% occupancy of the D3 receptor in smokers.[3] Side effects of GSK-598809 in clinical trials have included headache and somnolence with no sedation or extrapyramidal symptoms.[2] This is in contrast to dopamine D2 receptor antagonists, which are associated with sedation, motor side effects, reduced activity, and emotional blunting.[2] However, GSK-598809 has been associated with cardiovascular side effects at high doses.[2] It increases blood pressure in animals and this effect was especially strong in the presence of cocaine, which dampened enthusiasm for its clinical development for cocaine use disorder.[3] However, other more recently developed and selective D3 receptor antagonists like (R)-VK4-116 and (R)-VK4-40 do not share these cardiovascular side effects.[3] GSK-598809 was first described in the scientific literature by 2009.[5][6] As of August 2023, no recent development of GSK-598809 has been reported for substance-related disorders, smoking withdrawal, or eating disorders since July 2016.[1] GSK-598809 reached at least phase 1 clinical trials.[1][2] According to a 2021 review, the clinical effects of GSK-598809 and other experimental dopamine D3 receptor antagonists were mixed or unsatisfactory and thus their development was discontinued early into clinical trials.[4] In any case, signs of clinical efficacy were reported to have been observed.[3][2][4] See alsoReferences
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