Vorinostat

Vorinostat
Clinical data
Pronunciation/vɒˈrɪnoʊstæt/ vorr-IN-oh-stat
Trade namesZolinza
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa607050
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Routes of
administration		Oral (capsules)
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • US: ℞-only
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability1.8–11%[1]
Protein binding~71%
MetabolismHepatic glucuronidation and β-oxidation
CYP system not involved
Metabolitesvorinostat O-glucuronide, 4-anilino-4-oxobutanoic acid (both inactive)[2]
Elimination half-life~2 hours (vorinostat and O-glucuronide), 11 hours (4-anilino-4-oxobutanoic acid)
ExcretionRenal (negligible)
Identifiers
  • N-Hydroxy-N'-phenyloctanediamide
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ECHA InfoCard100.207.822 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC14H20N2O3
Molar mass264.325 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C(Nc1ccccc1)CCCCCCC(=O)NO
  • InChI=1S/C14H20N2O3/c17-13(15-12-8-4-3-5-9-12)10-6-1-2-7-11-14(18)16-19/h3-5,8-9,19H,1-2,6-7,10-11H2,(H,15,17)(H,16,18) checkY
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Vorinostat (rINN),[3] also known as suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (suberoyl+anilide+hydroxamic acid abbreviated as SAHA), is a member of a larger class of compounds that inhibit histone deacetylases (HDAC). Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDI) have a broad spectrum of epigenetic activities.

Vorinostat is marketed under the name Zolinza (/zoʊˈlɪnzə/ zoh-LIN-zə) by Merck for the treatment of cutaneous manifestations in patients with cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL) when the disease persists, gets worse, or comes back during or after two systemic therapies.[2][4] The compound was developed by Columbia University chemist Ronald Breslow and Memorial Sloan-Kettering researcher Paul Marks.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Withdrawal Assessment Report for Vorinostat MSD 100 mg Hard Capsules (vorinostat)" (PDF). European Medicines Agency. 23 October 2008. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Zolinza (vorinostat) Capsules. Full Prescribing Information" (PDF). Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889, USA. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. ^ "International Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances (INN). Recommended International Nonproprietary Names: List 56" (PDF). WHO Drug Information. 20 (3): 232. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  4. ^ "ZOLINZA, Merck's Investigational Medicine for Advanced Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (CTCL), To Receive Priority Review from U.S. Food and Drug Administration" (Press release). Merck & Co. June 7, 2006. Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved October 6, 2006.
  5. ^ Lee JH, Mahendran A, Yao Y, Ngo L, Venta-Perez G, Choy ML, et al. (September 2013). "Development of a histone deacetylase 6 inhibitor and its biological effects". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 110 (39): 15704–15709. Bibcode:2013PNAS..11015704L. doi:10.1073/pnas.1313893110. PMC 3785767. PMID 24023063.
  6. ^ Marks PA, Breslow R (January 2007). "Dimethyl sulfoxide to vorinostat: development of this histone deacetylase inhibitor as an anticancer drug". Nature Biotechnology. 25 (1): 84–90. doi:10.1038/nbt1272. PMID 17211407. S2CID 12656582.