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                                                                Synonyms: 4(1MeW) [2] | POT-4
                                 
                                                         
                            
                            
                            
                                Compound class: 
                                                            Peptide
                                 
                                
                                    
                                        Comment: AL-78898A is an investigational analogue of compstatin [2], which acts as an irreversible inhibitor of complement component 3 (C3). C3 inhibitors are being actively investigated for clinical potential in inflammatory and degenerative diseases [1].
                                    
                                 
                            
                            
                          
                                
                                    
                                
                          
                                   
                                   
                                  
                                    
                                    
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Summary of Clinical Use ![]()  | 
                                                        
| AL-78898A (POT4) has been investigated i Phase 2 clinical trial for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Click here to link to ClinicalTrials.gov's list of AL-78898A/POT-4 trials. See F1000Prime Rep. 2014; 6: 29 (Advances in the management of macular degeneration) for a review of recent research and development in this field. | 
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects ![]()  | 
                                                        
| Prevents activation of C3, the central component mediating activation of the classical, alternative, and lectin pathways of complement activation. |