Common name

IUPAC name

(1S,2S,3R,4S,7R,9S,10S,12R,15S)-4,12-bis(acetyloxy)-1,9-dihydroxy-15-{[(2R,3S)-2-hydroxy-3-phenyl-3-(phenylformamido)propanoyl]oxy}-10,14,17,17-tetramethyl-11-oxo-6-oxatetracyclo[11.3.1.0³,¹

SMILES

[H][C@]12[C@H](OC(=O)C3=CC=CC=C3)[C@]3(O)C[C@H](OC(=O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](NC(=O)C4=CC=CC=C4)C4=CC=CC=C4)C(C)=C([C@@H](OC(C)=O)C(=O)[C@]1(C)[C@@H](O)C[C@H]1OC[C@@]21OC(C)=O)C3(C)C

Compound class

Antineoplastic Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; Tubulin Modulators; Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents; Taxanes; Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors; Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C8 Inhibitors; Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inducers; Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C8 Inducers; CYP3A4 Inhibitors; BSEP/ABCB11 Inhibitors; Combined Inhibitors of CYP3A4 and P-glycoprotein;

Therapeutic area

Used in the treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma and cancer of the lung, ovarian, and breast. Abraxane® is specfically indicated for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer and locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.