PMID- 26115728 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160411 LR - 20181113 IS - 1179-1950 (Electronic) IS - 0012-6667 (Linking) VI - 75 IP - 10 DP - 2015 Jul TI - Trelagliptin: First Global Approval. PG - 1161-4 LID - 10.1007/s40265-015-0431-9 [doi] AB - Trelagliptin (Zafatek((R))) is an orally active dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP)-4 inhibitor developed by Takeda and approved in Japan for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Unlike other approved agents of its class, which are usually administered once daily, trelagliptin can be administered once weekly. Phase II development of trelagliptin was discontinued in the USA and EU, as Takeda considered that the costs associated with obtaining approval in these markets were prohibitive. This article summarizes the milestones in the development of trelagliptin leading to this first approval for T2DM. FAU - McKeage, Kate AU - McKeage K AD - Springer, Private Bag 65901, Mairangi Bay 0754, Auckland, New Zealand, dru@adis.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review PL - New Zealand TA - Drugs JT - Drugs JID - 7600076 RN - 0 (Hypoglycemic Agents) RN - 56HH86ZVCT (Uracil) RN - Q836OWG55H (trelagliptin) SB - IM MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*drug therapy MH - *Drug Approval MH - Humans MH - Hypoglycemic Agents/adverse effects/pharmacokinetics/pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Japan MH - Uracil/adverse effects/*analogs & derivatives/pharmacokinetics/pharmacology/therapeutic use EDAT- 2015/06/28 06:00 MHDA- 2016/04/12 06:00 CRDT- 2015/06/28 06:00 PHST- 2015/06/28 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/06/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/04/12 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s40265-015-0431-9 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Drugs. 2015 Jul;75(10):1161-4. doi: 10.1007/s40265-015-0431-9.