Valrubicin

Valrubicin
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com Consumer Drug Information
MedlinePlus a611021
Pregnancy
category
  • US: C (Risk not ruled out)
    Routes of
    administration
    Intravesical
    ATC code
    Legal status
    Legal status
    • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
    Pharmacokinetic data
    Bioavailability Negligible
    Protein binding >99%
    Metabolism Negligible
    Excretion In urine
    Identifiers
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    ChEMBL
    ECHA InfoCard 100.205.793 Edit this at Wikidata
    Chemical and physical data
    Formula C34H36F3NO13
    Molar mass 723.644 g/mol
    3D model (JSmol)
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    Valrubicin (N-trifluoroacetyladriamycin-14-valerate, trade name Valstar) is a chemotherapy drug used to treat bladder cancer. Valrubicin is a semisynthetic analog of the anthracycline doxorubicin, and is administered by infusion directly into the bladder.

    It was originally launched as Valstar in the U.S. in 1999 for intravesical therapy of Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-refractory carcinoma in situ of the urinary bladder in patients in whom cystectomy would be associated with unacceptable morbidity or mortality; however, it was voluntarily withdrawn in 2002 due to manufacturing issues.[1] Valstar was relaunched on September 3, 2009.[2]

    Side effects

    References

    1. "Manufacturing Issues Remain for Indevus' Valstar", U.S. Food and Drug Administration News. The MQN Weekly Bulletin, Jan. 11, 2008
    2. "Endo Pharmaceuticals launches VALSTAR for treating recurrent carcinoma in situ bladder tumors" (Press release). 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
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