ixabepilone
View Patient InformationAn orally bioavailable semisynthetic analogue of epothilone B with antineoplastic activity. Ixabepilone binds to tubulin and promotes tubulin polymerization and microtubule stabilization, thereby arresting cells in the G2-M phase of the cell cycle and inducing tumor cell apoptosis. This agent demonstrates antineoplastic activity against taxane-resistant cell lines.
| Synonym: | azaepothilone B epothilone epothilone B lactam epothilone-B BMS 247550 | 
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| US brand name: | Ixempra | 
| Code name: | BMS-247550 | 
| Chemical structure: | (1S,3S,7S,10R,11S,12S,16R)-7,11-Dihydroxy-8,8,10,12,16-pentamethyl-3-[(1E)-1-methyl-2-(2-methyl-4-thiazolyl)ethenyl]-17-oxa-4-azabicyclo[14.1.0]heptadecane-5,9-dione | 
| NSC code: | 710428 |