Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Download
Faster access than browser!
 

Evofosfamide

Index Evofosfamide

Evofosfamide (INN, USAN; formerly known as TH-302) is an investigational hypoxia-activated prodrug that is in clinical development for cancer treatment. [1]

36 relations: Apoptosis, Azole, Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Chemotherapy, Cyclophosphamide, Cytotoxicity, Dimethylacetamide, Doxorubicin, Erlotinib, Ethanol, FOLFIRINOX, Gemcitabine, Glucose, Hypoxia (medical), Hypoxia-activated prodrug, Ifosfamide, International nonproprietary name, Mechanism of action, Merck Group, Pancreatic cancer, Pharmaceutical formulation, Polysorbate 80, Polyvinyl chloride, Prodrug, Progression-free survival, Protein-bound paclitaxel, Reimbursement, Response evaluation criteria in solid tumors, Soft-tissue sarcoma, Stefan Oschmann, Structure–activity relationship, Superoxide, Survival rate, Tumor hypoxia, United States Adopted Name, Water for injection.

Apoptosis

Apoptosis (from Ancient Greek ἀπόπτωσις "falling off") is a process of programmed cell death that occurs in multicellular organisms.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Apoptosis · See more »

Azole

Azoles are a class of five-membered heterocyclic compounds containing a nitrogen atom and at least one other non-carbon atom (i.e. nitrogen, sulfur, or oxygen) as part of the ring.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Azole · See more »

Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate, diethylhexyl phthalate, DEHP; dioctyl phthalate, DOP) is an organic compound with the formula C6H4(CO2C8H17)2.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate · See more »

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy (often abbreviated to chemo and sometimes CTX or CTx) is a type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic agents) as part of a standardized chemotherapy regimen.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Chemotherapy · See more »

Cyclophosphamide

Cyclophosphamide (CP), also known as cytophosphane among other, is a medication used as chemotherapy and to suppress the immune system.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Cyclophosphamide · See more »

Cytotoxicity

Cytotoxicity is the quality of being toxic to cells.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Cytotoxicity · See more »

Dimethylacetamide

Dimethylacetamide (DMAc or DMA) is the organic compound with the formula CH3C(O)N(CH3)2.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Dimethylacetamide · See more »

Doxorubicin

Doxorubicin, sold under the trade names Adriamycin among others, is a chemotherapy medication used to treat cancer.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Doxorubicin · See more »

Erlotinib

Erlotinib hydrochloride (trade name Tarceva) is a drug used to treat non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer and several other types of cancer.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Erlotinib · See more »

Ethanol

Ethanol, also called alcohol, ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, and drinking alcohol, is a chemical compound, a simple alcohol with the chemical formula.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Ethanol · See more »

FOLFIRINOX

FOLFIRINOX is a chemotherapy regimen for treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer.

New!!: Evofosfamide and FOLFIRINOX · See more »

Gemcitabine

Gemcitabine, sold under the brand name Gemzar, among others, is a chemotherapy medication used to treat a number of types of cancer.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Gemcitabine · See more »

Glucose

Glucose is a simple sugar with the molecular formula C6H12O6.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Glucose · See more »

Hypoxia (medical)

Hypoxia is a condition in which the body or a region of the body is deprived of adequate oxygen supply at the tissue level.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Hypoxia (medical) · See more »

Hypoxia-activated prodrug

Hypoxia-Activated Prodrugs (HAPs) are prodrugs that target regions of tumor hypoxia within tumor cells.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Hypoxia-activated prodrug · See more »

Ifosfamide

Ifosfamide (IFO), sold under the brand name Ifex among others, is a chemotherapy medication used to treat a number of types of cancer.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Ifosfamide · See more »

International nonproprietary name

The International Nonproprietary Name (INN) is an official generic and non-proprietary name given to a pharmaceutical drug or an active ingredient.

New!!: Evofosfamide and International nonproprietary name · See more »

Mechanism of action

In pharmacology, the term mechanism of action (MOA) refers to the specific biochemical interaction through which a drug substance produces its pharmacological effect.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Mechanism of action · See more »

Merck Group

Merck KGaA, branded and commonly known as Merck, is a German multinational pharmaceutical, chemical and life sciences company headquartered in Darmstadt, with around 50,000 employees in around 70 countries.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Merck Group · See more »

Pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer arises when cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a mass.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Pancreatic cancer · See more »

Pharmaceutical formulation

Pharmaceutical formulation, in pharmaceutics, is the process in which different chemical substances, including the active drug, are combined to produce a final medicinal product.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Pharmaceutical formulation · See more »

Polysorbate 80

Polysorbate 80 is a nonionic surfactant and emulsifier often used in foods and cosmetics.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Polysorbate 80 · See more »

Polyvinyl chloride

Polyvinyl chloride, also known as polyvinyl or '''vinyl''', commonly abbreviated PVC, is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic plastic polymer, after polyethylene and polypropylene.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Polyvinyl chloride · See more »

Prodrug

A prodrug is a medication or compound that, after administration, is metabolized (i.e., converted within the body) into a pharmacologically active drug.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Prodrug · See more »

Progression-free survival

Progression-free survival (PFS) is "the length of time during and after the treatment of a disease, such as cancer, that a patient lives with the disease but it does not get worse".

New!!: Evofosfamide and Progression-free survival · See more »

Protein-bound paclitaxel

Protein-bound paclitaxel, also known as nanoparticle albumin–bound paclitaxel or nab-paclitaxel, is an injectable formulation of paclitaxel used to treat breast cancer, lung cancer and pancreatic cancer, among others.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Protein-bound paclitaxel · See more »

Reimbursement

Reimbursement is the act of compensating someone for an out-of-pocket expense by giving them an amount of money equal to what was spent.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Reimbursement · See more »

Response evaluation criteria in solid tumors

Response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST) is a set of published rules that define when tumors in cancer patients improve ("respond"), stay the same ("stabilize"), or worsen ("progress") during treatment.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Response evaluation criteria in solid tumors · See more »

Soft-tissue sarcoma

A soft-tissue sarcoma is a form of sarcoma that develops in connective tissue, though the term is sometimes applied to elements of the soft tissue that are not currently considered connective tissue.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Soft-tissue sarcoma · See more »

Stefan Oschmann

Stefan Oschmann (born 25 July 1957) is a German businessman, who has served as the chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of the executive board of the Germany-based Merck Group since April 2016.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Stefan Oschmann · See more »

Structure–activity relationship

commented out as it doesn't appear to be immediately relevant & it is in the wrong place if it is relevant-->The structure–activity relationship (SAR) is the relationship between the chemical or 3D structure of a molecule and its biological activity.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Structure–activity relationship · See more »

Superoxide

A superoxide is a compound that contains the superoxide anion, which has the chemical formula.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Superoxide · See more »

Survival rate

Survival rate is a part of survival analysis.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Survival rate · See more »

Tumor hypoxia

Tumor hypoxia is the situation where tumor cells have been deprived of oxygen.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Tumor hypoxia · See more »

United States Adopted Name

United States Adopted Names are unique nonproprietary names assigned to pharmaceuticals marketed in the United States.

New!!: Evofosfamide and United States Adopted Name · See more »

Water for injection

Water for injection is water of extra high quality without significant contamination.

New!!: Evofosfamide and Water for injection · See more »

Redirects here:

C9H16Br2N5O4P, HAP-302, TH-302.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evofosfamide

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »