Treosulfan

Chemical formula: C₆H₁₄O₈S₂  Molecular mass: 278.29 g/mol  PubChem compound: 9882105

Active ingredient description

Treosulfan is a prodrug of a bifunctional alkylating agent with cytotoxic activity to haematopoietic precursor cells. The activity of treosulfan is due to the spontaneous conversion into a mono-epoxide intermediate and L-diepoxybutan. Treosulfan has a broad antineoplastic and antileukaemic activity.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
L01AB02 Treosulfan L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents → L01 Antineoplastic agents → L01A Alkylating agents → L01AB Alkyl sulfonates
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Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title Information Source Document Type  
TRECONDI Powder for solution for infusion European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 299-75-2
DrugBank Drug: DB11678
PubChem Compound: 9882105
RxNorm Ingredient: 38508
SNOMED-CT Concept: 395912000
Treosulfan (substance)
UNII Identifier: CO61ER3EPI
TREOSULFAN

Medicines

Treosulfan is an active ingredient of these brands:

Austria (AT)

Croatia (HR)

Estonia (EE)

Finland (FI)

France (FR)

Ireland (IE)

Italy (IT)

Lithuania (LT)

Netherlands (NL)

Poland (PL)

Spain (ES)

Turkey (TR)

United Kingdom (UK)

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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