Semagacestat

Semagacestat
Clinical data
Other namesLY-450139
Routes of
administration
By mouth
ATC code
  • None
Legal status
Legal status
  • Development terminated
Pharmacokinetic data
MetabolismCYP3A4, 3A5
Elimination half-life2.4 hours in circulation
Excretion87% renal (44% unchanged, 43% as metabolites)
Identifiers
  • (2S)-2-Hydroxy-3-methyl-N-((1S)-1-methyl-2-{[(1S)-3-methyl-2-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepin-1-yl]amino}-2-oxoethyl)butanamide
CAS Number
PubChem CID
IUPHAR/BPS
ChemSpider
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KEGG
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.318.475
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC19H27N3O4
Molar mass361.442 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C[C@@H](C(=O)N[C@H]1C2=CC=CC=C2CCN(C1=O)C)NC(=O)[C@H](C(C)C)O
  • InChI=1S/C19H27N3O4/c1-11(2)16(23)18(25)20-12(3)17(24)21-15-14-8-6-5-7-13(14)9-10-22(4)19(15)26/h5-8,11-12,15-16,23H,9-10H2,1-4H3,(H,20,25)(H,21,24)/t12-,15-,16-/m0/s1 N
  • Key:PKXWXXPNHIWQHW-RCBQFDQVSA-N N
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Semagacestat (LY-450139) was a candidate drug for a causal therapy against Alzheimer's disease. It was originally developed by Eli Lilly and Elan, and clinical trials were conducted by Eli Lilly. Phase III trials included over 3000 patients, but in August 2010, a disappointing interim analysis, in which semagacestat performed worse than the placebo, led to the trials being stopped.