Ranimustine
Chemical compound
- L01AD07 (WHO)
- In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
- Methyl 6-({[(2-chloroethyl)(nitroso)amino]carbonyl}amino)-6-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranoside
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- RYH2T97J77
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InChI
- InChI=1S/C10H18ClN3O7/c1-20-9-8(17)7(16)6(15)5(21-9)4-12-10(18)14(13-19)3-2-11/h5-9,15-17H,2-4H2,1H3,(H,12,18)/t5-,6-,7+,8-,9+/m1/s1
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Ranimustine (INN, marketed under the tradename Cymerin; also known as MCNU) is a nitrosourea alkylating agent approved in Japan for the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia[1] and polycythemia vera.[2]
It has never been filed for FDA evaluation in the United States, where it is not marketed.
References
- ^ Kitajima K, Adachi T, Takahashi I, et al. (November 1989). "[Chemotherapy of chronic myelogenous leukemia—VP(M) regimen initiated during its chronic phase, and evaluation of MCNU in the phase of blastic crisis]". Gan To Kagaku Ryoho (in Japanese). 16 (11): 3573–9. PMID 2817908.
- ^ Nagai M, Tasaka T, Kamano H, et al. (December 1988). "[Therapeutic effect of ranimustine (MCNU) on essential thrombocythemia and polycythemia vera]". Gan To Kagaku Ryoho (in Japanese). 15 (12): 3267–70. PMID 3196045.
- (in Japanese) Cymerin サイメリン (PDF) Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma. October 2007.
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- ‡Withdrawn from market
- Clinical trials:
- †Phase III
- §Never to phase III
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