Sygnature Discovery delivers drug candidate

Sygnature Discovery has successfully delivered a drug candidate to Corcept Therapeutics.

CORT125134, a next generation selective glucocorticoid receptor antagonist in clinical development for the treatment of Cushing’s syndrome and certain cancers, was synthesised and tested at Sygnature during a long-term integrated drug discovery collaboration with Corcept. 

CORT125134 has recently completed a first-in-man clinical trial at Quotient Clinical. The compound was found to be safe and well tolerated at the doses tested in healthy volunteers and pharmacological effect was demonstrated.

“CORT125134 has great therapeutic potential,” said Dr Hazel Hunt, Corcept’s vice president of research. “The commitment, flexibility and communication skills of the Sygnature scientists allowed us to quickly identify promising lead candidates, of which CORT125134 is the most advanced. We are looking forward to its further development.”

“The success of this project demonstrates our ability to create considerable value for our clients by delivering novel compounds which can be advanced into the clinic," said Dr Simon Hirst, founder and chief executive officer, Sygnature Discovery. "We look forward to continuing working with Corcept in the future and wish them every success with progressing the clinical development of CORT125134.”