Topotecan

Topotecan
Clinical data
Trade namesHycamtin, others
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa610007
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Pregnancy
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  • AU: D
Routes of
administration
Intravenous infusion, by mouth
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Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability31.4 % in humans[5][6]
Protein binding35%
MetabolismLiver
Elimination half-life2–3 hours
ExcretionKidney
Identifiers
  • (S)-10-[(dimethylamino)methyl]-4-ethyl-4,9-dihydroxy-1H-pyrano[3',4':6,7]indolizino[1,2-b]quinoline-3,14(4H,12H)-dione monohydrochloride
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ECHA InfoCard100.213.372 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC23H23N3O5
Molar mass421.453 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
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Topotecan, sold under the brand name Hycamtin among others, is a chemotherapeutic agent medication that is a topoisomerase inhibitor. It is a synthetic, water-soluble analog of the natural chemical compound camptothecin. It is used in the form of its hydrochloride salt to treat ovarian cancer, lung cancer and other cancer types.

After GlaxoSmithKline received final FDA approval for topotecan on 15 October 2007, it became the first topoisomerase I inhibitor for oral use.[7]

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  4. ^ "Hycamtin EPAR". European Medicines Agency (EMA). 12 November 1996. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  5. ^ Léger F, Loos WJ, Bugat R, Mathijssen RH, Goffinet M, Verweij J, et al. (December 2004). "Mechanism-based models for topotecan-induced neutropenia". Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 76 (6): 567–78. doi:10.1016/j.clpt.2004.08.008. PMID 15592328. S2CID 37527965.
  6. ^ Gelderblom H, Loos WJ, Sissung TM, Burger H, Nooter K, Soepenberg O, et al. (July 2004). "Effect of ABCG2 genotype and mRNA expression on the bioavailability of topotecan". Journal of Clinical Oncology. 22 (14 suppl): 2015. doi:10.1200/jco.2004.22.90140.2015. PMID 28015603.
  7. ^ Delgado JL, Hsieh CM, Chan NL, Hiasa H (January 2018). "Topoisomerases as anticancer targets". The Biochemical Journal. 475 (2): 373–398. doi:10.1042/BCJ20160583. PMC 6110615. PMID 29363591.