alectinib
Sign in to saveAlectinib (INN), sold under the brand name Alecensa, is an anticancer medication that is used to treat non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It blocks the activity of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK). It is taken by mouth. It was developed by Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Japan, which is part of the Hoffmann-La Roche group.
Key facts
- Drug.DrugBank
- DB11363
- Drug.image
- Alectinib structure.svg
- Drug.image_class
- skin-invert-image
- Drug.width
- 275
- Drug.JAN
- alectinib hydrochloride
- Drug.tradename
- Alecensa
- Drug.MedlinePlus
- a616007
- Drug.DailyMedID
- Alectinib
- Drug.pregnancy_AU
- D
- Drug.routes_of_administration
- By mouth
- Drug.ATC_prefix
- L01
- Drug.ATC_suffix
- ED03
- Drug.legal_AU
- S4
- Drug.legal_CA
- Rx-only
- Drug.legal_UK
- POM
- Drug.legal_US
- Rx-only
- Drug.legal_EU
- Rx-only
- Drug.bioavailability
- 37% (under fed conditions)
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Alectinib (INN), sold under the brand name Alecensa, is an anticancer medication that is used to treat non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It blocks the activity of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK). It is taken by mouth. It was developed by Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Japan, which is part of the Hoffmann-La Roche group.
The most common side effects include constipation, muscle pain and edema (swelling) including of the ankles and feet, the face, the eyelids and the area around the eyes.
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