Title:  Valspodar 
CAS Registry Number:  121584-18-7 
CAS Name:  6-[(2S,4R,6E)-4-Methyl-2-(methylamino)-3-oxo-6-octenoic acid]cyclosporin D 
Additional Names:  [3¢-desoxy-3¢-oxo-MeBmt]1-[Val]2-cyclosporin;  [3¢-keto-Bmt1]-[Val2]-cyclosporin 
Manufacturers' Codes:  PSC-833;  SDZ-PSC-833 
Trademarks:  Amdray (Novartis) 
Molecular Formula:  C63H111N11O12 
Molecular Weight:  1214.62 
Percent Composition:  C 62.30%, H 9.21%, N 12.68%, O 15.81% 
Literature References:  Nonimmunosuppressive cyclosporin analog that reverses multidrug resistance (MDR) by inhibiting cellular drug efflux mediated by P-glycoprotein, q.v.  Prepn:  P. Bollinger et al., EP 296122; eidem, US 5525590 (1988, 1996 both to Sandoz).  Pharmacology:  D. Boesch et al., Exp. Cell Res. 196, 26 (1991).  Clinical pharmacokinetics:  R. M. Lush et al., J. Clin. Pharmacol. 37, 123 (1997).  HPLC determn in blood:  M. G. Scott et al., Clin. Chem. 43, 505 (1997).  Clinical evaluation in multiple myeloma:  P. Sonneveld et al., Leukemia 10, 1741 (1996); in acute myelogenous leukemia:  R. Advani et al., Blood 93, 787 (1999).  Review of pharmacology and clinical efficacy:  F. Loor, Expert Opin. Invest. Drugs 8, 807-835 (1999). 
Properties:  Insol in water.  Sol in ethanol, DMSO.  [a]D20 -255.1° (c = 0.5 in CHCl3). 
Optical Rotation:  [a]D20 -255.1° (c = 0.5 in CHCl3) 
Therap-Cat:  Antineoplastic adjunct (chemosensitizer). 
Keywords:  Antineoplastic Adjunct; Chemosensitizer.   |