Naldemedine
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Also known as NaldemedinaS-297995NA
Summary
Naldemedine (CHEMBL2105755) is an approved small molecule (ATC A06AH05) targeting OPRD1 and OPRM1; indicated across 2 conditions including constipation disorder and pancreatitis.
At a glance
- Status: Approved (max clinical phase 4)
- Modality: Small molecule
- ATC class: A06AH05
- Targets: 2 (OPRD1, OPRM1)
- Indications: 2 conditions
- Clinical trials: 11
- Chemistry: 570.6 Da · C32H34N4O6
Identifiers
Drug identity and classification
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ChEMBL ID | CHEMBL2105755 |
| Name | Naldemedine |
| Type | Small molecule |
| Max phase | 4 |
| FDA approved | yes |
| PubChem CID | 54732242 |
| ATC | A06AH05 |
| Molecular formula | C32H34N4O6 |
| Molecular weight | 570.6 |
| InChIKey | AXQACEQYCPKDMV-RZAWKFBISA-N |
SMILES: CC(C)(C1=NC(=NO1)C2=CC=CC=C2)NC(=O)C3=C([C@H]4[C@@]56CCN([C@@H]([C@@]5(C3)O)CC7=C6C(=C(C=C7)O)O4)CC8CC8)O
IUPAC name: (4R,4aS,7aR,12bS)-3-(cyclopropylmethyl)-4a,7,9-trihydroxy-N-[2-(3-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)propan-2-yl]-1,2,4,5,7a,13-hexahydro-4,12-methanobenzofuro[3,2-e]isoquinoline-6-carboxamide
Also known as: Naldemedina, Naldemedine, S-297995, NALDEMEDINE, NA
Parent form; salt/anhydrous children: CHEMBL3039508
Patent coverage: 98 distinct patent families (269 SureChEMBL compound mentions), from 2 matched compound structure(s). One matched structure accounts for 237 (88%) of the total. Mentions count patents naming the compound (not distinct inventions), so promiscuous / reference molecules inflate the mention figure — families are the dedup metric.
Targets
Targets
Primary targets (GtoPdb curated mechanism): the Cancer dependency column is the DepMap CRISPR fitness signal (% of screened cell lines dependent on the target).
| Gene | Target | Action | pAffinity | Cancer dependency | UniProt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPRD1 | δ receptor | Antagonist | 9.04 | 0.2% | P41143 |
| OPRM1 | μ receptor | Antagonist | 8.95 | 0% | P35372 |
Broader ChEMBL bioactivity targets: 2 (assay-derived). Sample: Mu-type opioid receptor, Delta-type opioid receptor.
Bioactivity
ChEMBL activities: 4 potent at pChembl ≥ 5 of 4 total. Top 100 by potency (10 = 0.1 nM, 6 = 1 µM):
| Target | pChembl | Type | Value | Unit | Activity ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPRD1 | 9.04 | Ki | 0.91 | nM | CHEMBL_ACT_18874895 |
| OPRM1 | 8.96 | Ki | 1.1 | nM | CHEMBL_ACT_18874874 |
| OPRM1 | 8.5 | IC50 | 3.16 | nM | CHEMBL_ACT_29322748 |
| OPRM1 | 5.46 | IC50 | 3500 | nM | CHEMBL_ACT_29322764 |
Target pathways
Aggregated over 2 target gene(s): OPRD1, OPRM1.
Top Reactome pathways
6 total, by targets touching each:
| Pathway | Targets | Genes |
|---|---|---|
| Peptide ligand-binding receptors | 2 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| G alpha (i) signalling events | 2 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-13 signaling | 2 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| Opioid Signalling | 1 | OPRM1 |
| G-protein activation | 1 | OPRM1 |
| MECP2 regulates neuronal receptors and channels | 1 | OPRM1 |
Dominant GO biological processes
| GO term | Targets |
|---|---|
| G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway | 2 |
| G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway, coupled to cyclic nucleotide second messenger | 2 |
| adenylate cyclase-inhibiting G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway | 2 |
| phospholipase C-activating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway | 2 |
| neuropeptide signaling pathway | 2 |
| G protein-coupled opioid receptor signaling pathway | 2 |
| signal transduction | 2 |
| immune response | 1 |
| adult locomotory behavior | 1 |
| negative regulation of gene expression | 1 |
| negative regulation of protein-containing complex assembly | 1 |
| response to nicotine | 1 |
| eating behavior | 1 |
| response to ethanol | 1 |
| regulation of mitochondrial membrane potential | 1 |
Indications & clinical
Indications
1 approved indication. FDA phase 4, plus an anticancer drug’s labelled cancer uses (which ChEMBL often logs at phase 3).
| Indication | Phase | MONDO | EFO |
|---|---|---|---|
| constipation disorder | 4 | MONDO:0002203 | HP:0002019 |
1 disease in clinical trials (phase 1–3, investigational — not approved indications). Highest ChEMBL trial phase per disease; a non-cancer approved use is occasionally logged at phase 3 here.
| Disease (in trials) | Phase | MONDO | EFO |
|---|---|---|---|
| pancreatitis | 2 | MONDO:0004982 | EFO:0000278 |
Clinical trials
Total trials: 11.
Phase distribution
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| PHASE2 | 4 |
| PHASE3 | 3 |
| Not specified | 2 |
| PHASE4 | 1 |
| PHASE1/PHASE2 | 1 |
Top trials by phase / activity
| NCT | Phase | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT07038551 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Prophylactic Use of Naldemedine on Opioid-induced Nausea and Vomiting in Patients With Cancer: POSEIDON Study |
| NCT01965158 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Efficacy and Safety of Naldemedine in the Treatment of Opioid-induced Constipation |
| NCT01965652 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Long Term Safety of Naldemedine |
| NCT01993940 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Efficacy and Safety of Naldemedine in Treating Opioid-induced Constipation |
| NCT05588323 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Safety and Pharmacokinetics Study of Naldemedine in Paediatric Participants Receiving Opioids |
| NCT01122030 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Naldemedine (S-297995) for the Treatment of Opioid-Induced Bowel Dysfunction in Subjects With Chronic Pain |
| NCT01443403 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | A Study of Naldemedine (S-297995) for the Treatment of Opioid-Induced Constipation in Adults With Non-Malignant Chronic Pain Receiving Opioid Therapy |
| NCT04355169 | PHASE2 | TERMINATED | A Study of Naldemedine in Participants Undergoing Surgeries That Include a Bowel Resection or Bowel Transection |
| NCT06334198 | PHASE2 | UNKNOWN | The Effect of Naldemedine on Opioid-induced Bowel Dysfunction |
| NCT03720613 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events for Naldemedine & Other Medications for Opioid Induced Constipation |
| NCT07231796 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Naldemedine in Clinical Practice in Cancer Patients With Opioid Induced CONstipation: Clinical Outcomes and Patient Experience |
Clinical evidence (CIViC)
No CIViC predictive evidence (expected for non-precision-medicine drugs).
Pharmacology
Pharmacogenomics
No CPIC/DPWG dosing guideline, but PharmGKB curates 0 clinical and 1 variant annotation(s) for this drug (gene-keyed; see PharmGKB).
Related molecules
Related molecules
Molecules sharing ≥1 of this drug’s curated primary targets, merged from two biobtree sources and ranked by shared-target count, then clinical phase: ChEMBL clinical-stage candidates (development phase ≥2) and PubChem drug-class bioactivity (approved / known drugs acting on the target). Deduplicated by drug name; the drug’s own salt forms are excluded. Note: for a drug with few primary targets a shared-target match can reflect off-target / promiscuous binding rather than the same therapeutic mechanism — the phase ordering surfaces bona-fide therapeutics first.
448 molecules share ≥1 primary target. Top 100 by shared-target count:
| Molecule | Source | Status | Shared targets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dihydroergotamine | ChEMBL + PubChem | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| Eluxadoline | ChEMBL + PubChem | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| PROPOXYPHENE | ChEMBL + PubChem | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| REGORAFENIB | ChEMBL + PubChem | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| TAFAMIDIS | ChEMBL + PubChem | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| ALFENTANIL | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| ALVIMOPAN | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| AMIODARONE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| AMLODIPINE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| AMOXAPINE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| ASTEMIZOLE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| BAZEDOXIFENE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| BENZTROPINE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| BUPRENORPHINE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| BUTORPHANOL | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| CANNABIDIOL | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| CHLORPROMAZINE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| CINNARIZINE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| CLOTRIMAZOLE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| CODEINE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| DAUNORUBICIN | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| DIETHYLSTILBESTROL | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| ECONAZOLE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| FENTANYL | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| FLUPHENAZINE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| FLUSPIRILENE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| HYDROCODONE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| HYDROMORPHONE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| LANSOPRAZOLE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| LEVORPHANOL | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| LOPERAMIDE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| LOXAPINE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| MEPERIDINE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| METHADONE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| METHYLNALTREXONE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| METHYLNALTREXONE BROMIDE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| MICONAZOLE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| MONTELUKAST | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| MORPHINE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| NAFTOPIDIL | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| NALBUPHINE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| NALFURAFINE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| NALMEFENE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| NALOXEGOL | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| NALOXONE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| NALTREXONE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| NELFINAVIR | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| OLICERIDINE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| OXICONAZOLE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| OXYCODONE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| OXYMORPHONE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| PACLITAXEL | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| PALBOCICLIB | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| PAROXETINE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| PASIREOTIDE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| PENTAZOCINE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| PERHEXILINE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| PHENOXYBENZAMINE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| PIMOZIDE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| RALOXIFENE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| RIFAMPIN | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| RIFAXIMIN | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| RITONAVIR | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| ROTIGOTINE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| SAMIDORPHAN | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| SAQUINAVIR | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| SUNITINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| TAMOXIFEN | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| TELMISARTAN | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| TRAMADOL | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| ZIMELDINE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| ASIMADOLINE | ChEMBL | Phase 3 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| ATICAPRANT | ChEMBL | Phase 3 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| CEBRANOPADOL | ChEMBL | Phase 3 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| NAVACAPRANT | ChEMBL | Phase 3 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| TIANEPTINE | ChEMBL | Phase 3 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| TRIMEBUTINE | ChEMBL | Phase 3 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| AXELOPRAN | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| AZD-7268 | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| BREMAZOCINE | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| CARFENTANIL | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| CLINAFLOXACIN | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| CLOTHIAPINE | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| CP-866087 | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| CYCLAZOCINE | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| DIPRENORPHINE | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| ETORPHINE | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| FLUNARIZINE | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| METAZOCINE | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| NALORPHINE | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| NIGULDIPINE | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| ORGANON | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| PENFLURIDOL | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| SPIRADOLINE | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| THIOPROPERAZINE | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| Afatinib | PubChem | Approved | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| Apixaban | PubChem | Approved | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| Binimetinib | PubChem | Approved | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
| Bosentan | PubChem | Approved | OPRD1, OPRM1 |
Related Atlas pages
- Genes: OPRD1, OPRM1
- Indicated for: constipation disorder
- In clinical trials for: pancreatitis
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