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midostaurin

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Also known as PKC412, CGP 41231, CGP 41251, N-benzoylstaurosporine, benzoylstaurosporine, PKC 412, 4'-N-benzoylstaurosporine, CGP-41251

Midostaurin, sold under the brand name Rydapt by Novartis, is a multi-targeted protein kinase inhibitor that has been investigated for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and advanced systemic mastocytosis. It is a semi-synthetic derivative of staurosporine, an alkaloid from the bacterium Streptomyces staurosporeus.

Key facts

Drug.IUPAC_name
(9S,10R,11R,13R)-2,3,10,11,12,13-Hexahydro-10-methoxy-9-methyl-11-(methylamino)-9,13-epoxy-1H,9H-diindolo[1,2,3-gh:3',2',1'-lm]pyrrolo[3,4-j][1,7]benzodiamzonine-1-one
Drug.image
Midostaurin skeletal.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.width
180
Drug.image2
Midostaurin molecule ball.png
Drug.image_class2
bg-transparent
Drug.width2
220
Drug.alt2
Ball-and-stick model of the midostaurin molecule
Drug.tradename
Rydapt
Drug.routes_of_administration
By mouth
Drug.ATC_prefix
L01
Drug.ATC_suffix
EX10
Drug.legal_AU
S4
Drug.legal_CA
Rx-only
Drug.legal_US
Rx-only
Drug.legal_EU
Rx-only
Drug.IUPHAR_ligand
5702
Drug.CAS_number
120685-11-2

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • AML and MDS
  • Systemic mastocytosis
  • Side effects
  • References

Midostaurin, sold under the brand name Rydapt by Novartis, is a multi-targeted protein kinase inhibitor that has been investigated for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and advanced systemic mastocytosis. It is a semi-synthetic derivative of staurosporine, an alkaloid from the bacterium Streptomyces staurosporeus.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers it to be a first-in-class medication.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “midostaurin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.