BPS804 läuft mittlerweile in mindestens 3 P2-Studien.
Für BPS804 als Morphosys-AK spricht sehr vieles, auch wenn es keine
offizielle Bestätigung gibt.
Hier jedenfalls ein link zur zunehmenden Bedeutung von BPS804 für
Novartis:
Published on 16 November 2011
http://www.datamonitor.com/store/News/tarsa_novartiss_fractu…
Tarsa: Novartis's fracture data do not bode well for
Ostora
Novartis's SMC021 has failed to meet its main fracture reduction
endpoint in a Phase III trial for osteoporosis. This is a setback
for other firms aiming to stimulate the class's growth, such as
Tarsa, which may now struggle to bring its pipeline drug Ostora to
the market.
Novartis is expected to discontinue the development
of SMC021 and focus on more attractive targets for osteoporosis
treatment.
....
The failure of SMC021 to meet its endpoints is a major setback for
the companies aiming to stimulate the growth of the calcitonin
class.
Datamonitor believes that it is unlikely that Novartis
will continue the development of SMC021, and that it will instead focus its resources on developing more
attractive targets for osteoporosis, such as its Phase II
antisclerostin candidate BPS-804.
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http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASHHematology/30…
ASH: Sclerostin Levels Elevated in Multiple Myeloma
This report is part of a 12-month Clinical Context series.
By Ed Susman, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today
Published: December 14, 2011
.... One of the characteristic findings in multiple myeloma is
osteolytic bone disease.
Eda noted that sclerostin strongly inhibits osteoblasts -- key
ingredients in building bones -- and also stimulates
osteoclastogenesis, which tends to lead to bone destruction.
"We see that sclerostin is a really good target for multiple
myeloma," Eda said.
.... They also studied the effect of sclerostin on growth and
survival of multiple myeloma cells in vitro. "Exogenous recombinant
sclerostin did not affect multiple myeloma cell viability,
survival, or proliferation," Eda reported.
The researchers noted that sclerostin concentrations similar to
those detected in multiple myeloma patients' plasma inhibited
osteoblasts and increased osteoclasts and bone pit formation. Eda
said that anti-sclerostin antibodies appeared to reverse the bone
damage.
"These data demonstrate that increased sclerostin levels in
multiple myeloma patients inhibit osteoblastogenesis and stimulate
osteoclastogenesis," he suggested. "Taken together, sclerostin may
be a good target to inhibit myeloma bone disease and help restore
normal bone homeostasis."
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The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
January
11, 2012 jc.2011-2332
Update on Bone Anabolics in Osteoporosis Treatment: Rationale,
Current Status, and Perspectives
.... Whereas recombinant human PTH treatment is being revisited
with different formulations and attempts to regulate endogenous PTH
secretion via the calcium-sensing receptor,
antibodies to sclerostin and dickkopf1 are currently in
clinical trials and may prove to be even more efficient at
increasing bone mass, possibly independent of bone
turnover. Each of these anabolic approaches has its own
limitations and safety issues, but the prospects of effective
anabolic therapy for osteoporosis are indeed bright.
DKK1 ist BHQ880 von Novartis, ein HuCAL-AK, Antisclerostin ist
BPS80e von Novartis, wahrscheinlich ebenfalls HuCAL-AK.

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Auf gehts Novartis, raus mit den ersten Ergebnissen des Proof of
concept und Bekenntnis zum Programm.