cabazitaxel
View Patient InformationA semi-synthetic derivative of the natural taxoid 10-deacetylbaccatin III with potential antineoplastic activity. Cabazitaxel binds to and stabilizes tubulin, resulting in the inhibition of microtubule depolymerization and cell division, cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase, and the inhibition of tumor cell proliferation. Unlike other taxane compounds, this agent is a poor substrate for the membrane-associated, multidrug resistance (MDR), P-glycoprotein (P-gp) efflux pump and may be useful for treating multidrug-resistant tumors. In addition, cabazitaxel penetrates the blood-brain barrier (BBB).
| Synonym: | taxoid XRP6258 |
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| US brand name: | Jevtana |
| Code name: | RPR-116258A RPR116258A TXD258 XRP-6258 XRP6258 |
| Chemical structure: | 1-hydroxy-7beta,10beta-dimethoxy-9-oxo-5beta,20-epoxytax-11-ene-2alpha,4,13alpha-triyl 4-acetate 2-benzoate 13-[(2R,3S)-3-{[(tertbutoxy)carbonyl]amino}-2-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanoate] |