Utidelone

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Utidelone
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Clinical data
Trade names 優替帝
Other namesEpothilone D; desoxyepothilone B
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  • Rx in China
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Chemical and physical data
Formula C27H41NO5S
Molar mass 491.69 g·mol−1

Utidelone is a pharmaceutical drug for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. It was approved for use in China in 2021. [1] [2]

Utidelone is a member of the epothilone class of natural products, which are metabolites produced by the soil-dwelling myxobacterium Sorangium cellulosum . [3] It is also known as epothilone D.

References

  1. "New Drug Approvals in China in 2021". diaglobal.org. 2 May 2022.
  2. Villegas C, González-Chavarría I, Burgos V, Iturra-Beiza H, Ulrich H, Paz C (March 2023). "Epothilones as Natural Compounds for Novel Anticancer Drugs Development". International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24 (7): 6063. doi: 10.3390/ijms24076063 . PMC   10093981 . PMID   37047035.
  3. Avendaño C, Menéndez JC (2023). "Anticancer drugs targeting tubulin and microtubules". Medicinal Chemistry of Anticancer Drugs: 445–491. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-818549-0.00017-0. ISBN   978-0-12-818549-0.