Alectinib
Chemical formula: C₃₀H₃₄N₄O₂ Molecular mass: 482.617 g/mol PubChem compound: 49806720
Active ingredient description
Alectinib is a highly selective and potent ALK and rearranged during transfection (RET) tyrosine kinase inhibitor. In pre-clinical studies, inhibition of ALK tyrosine kinase activity led to blockage of downstream signalling pathways including signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT 3) and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT) and induction of tumour cell death (apoptosis).
Medicine classification
This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:
| ATC Group | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
| L01ED03 | L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents → L01 Antineoplastic agents → L01E Protein kinase inhibitors → L01ED Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitors | |
Product monographs
Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):
| Document | Type | Information Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALECENSA Hard capsule | MPI, EU: SmPC | European Medicines Agency (EU) |
Medicines
Alectinib is an active ingredient of these brands:
Australia (AU)
Austria (AT)
Brazil (BR)
Canada (CA)
Croatia (HR)
Cyprus (CY)
Ecuador (EC)
Estonia (EE)
Finland (FI)
France (FR)
Hong Kong (HK)
Ireland (IE)
Israel (IL)
Japan (JP)
Lithuania (LT)
Netherlands (NL)
New Zealand (NZ)
Poland (PL)
Romania (RO)
Singapore (SG)
South Africa (ZA)
Spain (ES)
Tunisia (TN)
Turkey (TR)
United Kingdom (UK)
United States (US)
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide. |
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