GPR119 agonists: a promising approach for T2DM treatment? A SWOT analysis of GPR119

Drug Discov Today. 2013 Dec;18(23-24):1309-15. doi: 10.1016/j.drudis.2013.09.011. Epub 2013 Sep 20.

Abstract

Ever since its advent as a promising therapeutic target for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), G-protein-coupled receptor 119 (GPR119) has received much interest from the pharmaceutical industry. This interest peaked in June 2010, when Sanofi-Aventis agreed to pay Metabolex (Cymabay Therapeutics) US$375 million for MBX-2982, which was a representative orally active GPR119 agonist. However, Sanofi-Aventis opted to terminate the deal in May 2011 and another leading GPR119 agonist, GSK1292263, had a loss of efficacy during its clinical trial. In this review, I discuss the pros and cons of GPR119 through a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis and propose development strategies for the eventual success of a GPR119 agonist development program.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / drug therapy*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / physiopathology
  • Drug Design
  • Drug Industry / economics
  • Drug Industry / methods
  • Humans
  • Hypoglycemic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / agonists*
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / metabolism

Substances

  • GPR119 protein, human
  • Hypoglycemic Agents
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled