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ATC CODE L01AA03

MELPHALAN

Μελφαλάνη

An alkylating nitrogen mustard that is used as an antineoplastic in the form of the levo isomer - melphalan, the racemic mixture - merphalan, and the dextro isomer - medphalan; toxic to bone marrow, …

Chemical structure of MELPHALAN

Φαρμακολογικό Προφίλ

Πηγή: DrugBank

Περιγραφή & Ένδειξη

An alkylating nitrogen mustard that is used as an antineoplastic in the form of the levo isomer - melphalan, the racemic mixture - merphalan, and the dextro isomer - medphalan; toxic to bone marrow, but little vesicant action; potential carcinogen. [PubChem]

Κύρια Ένδειξη

For the palliative treatment of multiple myeloma and for the palliation of non-resectable epithelial carcinoma of the ovary. Has also been used alone or as part of various chemotherapeutic regimens as an adjunct to surgery in the treatment of breast cancer, alone or in combination regimens for palliative treatment of locally recurrent or unresectable in-transit metastatic melanoma of the extremities, as well as for the treatment of amyloidosis with prednisone.

Χρόνος Ημιζωής

1.5(±0.83)h

1.5 (±0.83) hours

Σύνδεση Πρωτεϊνών

Moderate to high (60 to 90%), primarily to albumin and, to a lesser extent, alpha 1-acid glycoprotein. 30% is irreversibly bound.

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Μηχανισμός Δράσης

Alkylating agents work by three different mechanisms: 1) attachment of alkyl groups to DNA bases (primarily at the N-7 position of guanine and to a …

Οδός Αποβολής

The 24-hour urinary excretion of parent drug in these patients was 10% ± 4.5%, suggesting that renal clearance is not a major route of elimination of …

Όγκος Κατανομής

* 0.5 L/kg

Κατηγορίες ATC

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Διαθέσιμα Σκευάσματα

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