ATC Group: L01EX17 Capmatinib

The World Health Organization's ATC classification organizes medical drugs based on therapeutic properties, chemical composition, and anatomy. It helps make essential medicines readily available globally and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.

Position of L01EX17 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents
2 L01 Antineoplastic agents
3 L01E Protein kinase inhibitors
4 L01EX Other protein kinase inhibitors
5 L01EX17

Active ingredients in L01EX17

Active Ingredient Description
Capmatinib

Capmatinib is an inhibitor of the MET receptor tyrosine kinase. Capmatinib inhibits MET phosphorylation (both autophosphorylation and phosphorylation triggered by the ligand hepatocyte growth factor [HGF]), MET-mediated phosphorylation of downstream signalling proteins, as well as proliferation and survival of MET-dependent cancer cells.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
TABRECTA Film-coated tablet European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC
TABRECTA Film-coated tablet FDA, National Drug Code (US) MPI, US: SPL/PLR

Medicines in this ATC group

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Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.