Title:Mitapivat: A Novel Treatment of Hemolytic Anemia in Adults with
Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency
Volume: 31
Issue: 6
Author(s): Surya K. De*
Affiliation:
- Department of Chemistry, Conju-Probe, San Diego, California, USA
- Bharath University, Chennai, Tamil
Nadu, 600126, India
Keywords:
Hemolytic anemia, pyruvate kinase deficiency, mitapivat, sickle cell disease, thalassemia, red blood cells, hemoglobin.
Abstract: Mitapivat is an orally bioavailable small molecule allosteric activator of pyruvate
kinase. It was approved by the US FDA on February 17, 2022, and the European
Union in November 2022 for the treatment of hemolytic anemia in adult patients with pyruvate
kinase deficiency. In this short perspective, physicochemical properties, synthesis,
dosage and administration, mechanism of action, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics,
drug interactions, and adverse reactions of mitapivat are described.