Semaxanib

Not to be confused with Semax.

Semaxanib
Clinical data
ATC code
  • none
Identifiers
  • (3Z)-3-[(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methylidene]-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC15H14N2O
Molar mass238.290 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C2C(\c1ccccc1N2)=C/c3c(cc([nH]3)C)C
  • InChI=1S/C15H14N2O/c1-9-7-10(2)16-14(9)8-12-11-5-3-4-6-13(11)17-15(12)18/h3-8,16H,1-2H3,(H,17,18)/b12-8- checkY
  • Key:WUWDLXZGHZSWQZ-WQLSENKSSA-N checkY

Semaxanib (INN,[1] codenamed SU5416) is a tyrosine-kinase inhibitor drug designed by SUGEN as a cancer therapeutic. It is an experimental stage drug, not licensed for use on human patients outside clinical trials. Semaxanib is a potent and selective synthetic inhibitor of the Flk-1/KDR vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor tyrosine kinase. It targets the VEGF pathway, and both in vivo and in vitro studies have demonstrated antiangiogenic potential.[citation needed]

  1. ^ World Health Organization (2001). "International Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances (INN). Proposed INN: List 85". WHO Drug Information. 15 (2). "Full text" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-03-16. (244 KiB)