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Trade names | Velcade, others |
Other names | PS-341 |
AHFS/Drugs.com | Monograph |
MedlinePlus | a607007 |
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Routes of administration | Subcutaneous, intravenous |
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Protein binding | 83% |
Metabolism | Liver, CYP extensively involved |
Elimination half-life | 9 to 15 hours |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.125.601 |
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Formula | C19H25BN4O4 |
Molar mass | 384.24 g·mol−1 |
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Bortezomib, sold under the brand name Velcade among others, is an anti-cancer medication used to treat multiple myeloma and mantle cell lymphoma.[4] This includes multiple myeloma in those who have and have not previously received treatment.[3] It is generally used together with other medications.[3] It is given by injection.[4]
Common side effects include nausea, diarrhea, tiredness, low platelets, fever, numbness, low white blood cells, shortness of breath, rash and abdominal pain.[4] Other severe side effects include low blood pressure, tumour lysis syndrome, heart failure, and reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome.[4][3] It is in the class of medications known as proteasome inhibitor.[4] It works by inhibiting proteasomes, cellular complexes that break down proteins.[3]
Bortezomib was approved for medical use in the United States in 2003 and in the European Union in 2004.[4][3] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[5] It is available as a generic medication.[6]