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Efficacy of rintatolimod in the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME)

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Mitchell, William M·2016·Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology

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Chronic fatigue syndrome/ Myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a poorly understood seriously debilitating disorder in which disabling fatigue is an universal symptom in combination with a variety of variable symptoms. The only drug in advanced clinical development is rintatolimod, a mismatched double stranded polymer of RNA (dsRNA). Rintatolimod is a restricted Toll-Like Receptor 3 (TLR3) agonist lacking activation of other primary cellular inducers of innate immunity (e.g.- cytosolic helicases). Rintatolimod also activates interferon induced proteins that require dsRNA for activity (e.g.- 2'-5' adenylate synthetase, protein kinase R). Rintatolimod has achieved statistically significant improvements in primary endpoints in Phase II and Phase III double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials with a generally well tolerated safety profile and supported by open-label trials in the United States and Europe. The chemistry, mechanism of action, clinical trial data, and current regulatory status of rintatolimod for CFS/ME including current evidence for etiology of the syndrome are reviewed.

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Authors
Mitchell, W. M.
Affiliations
Vanderbilt University (US)
Corresponding author
Mitchell, William M
Venue
Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology
Published
2016-05-25
Volume
9
Issue
6
Pages
755-770
ISSN
  • 1751-2433 (ISSN-L)
  • 1751-2441
OpenAlex
W2321182980
Cited by
57
References
92
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0.48
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
Keywords
chronic fatigue syndrome, double-stranded RNA, Toll-like receptor 3 agonist, innate immunity, 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase, PKR, drug efficacy, drug safety, regulatory status
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Immunity, Innate, Poly I-C, Poly U, RNA, Double-Stranded, Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Toll-Like Receptor 3

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