Paclitaxel

Highest phase reached
Drug type
Small molecule
First approval year

First approval year
Listing at source
Listed
Highest phase reached

Drug type
Small molecule
Drug name
Paclitaxel
Molecular weight
Structure (SMILES)
CC(=O)O[C@H]1C(=O)[C@@]2(C)[C@H]([C@H](OC(=O)c3ccccc3)[C@]3(O)C[C@H](OC(=O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](NC(=O)c4ccccc4)c4ccccc4)C(C)=C1C3(C)C)[C@]1(OC(C)=O)CO[C@@H]1C[C@@H]2O

  • abraxane
  • Abraxane
  • apealea
  • Apealea
  • apexelsin
  • Apexelsin
  • naveruclif
  • Naveruclif
  • pacitaxel
  • Pacitaxel
  • paclitaxel
  • Paclitaxel
  • paclitaxel component of abi 007
  • Paclitaxel component of abi 007
  • paclitaxel component of abraxane
  • Paclitaxel component of abraxane
  • paclitaxel component of nab
  • Paclitaxel component of nab-
  • paclitaxel component of oraxol
  • Paclitaxel component of oraxol
  • paxene
  • Paxene
  • pazenir
  • Pazenir
  • taxol

And 5 more, listed on the interactive page.

  • .BETA.-(BENZOYLAMINO)- .ALPHA.-HYDROXY-
  • (-)-paclitaxel
  • (-)-PACLITAXEL
  • [2AR- [2A.ALPHA.,4.BETA.,4A.BETA.,6.BETA.,9.ALPHA.(ALPHA. R*,.BETA.S*),11.ALPHA.,12.ALPHA.,12A.ALPHA.,12B.ALPHA.]]-TAX-11-EN-9-ONE
  • 10 beta 13 alpha hexahydroxy
  • 10.BETA.,13.ALPHA.- HEXAHYDROXY-
  • 2ar 2a alpha 4 beta 4a beta 6 beta 9 alpha alpha r beta s 11 alpha 12 alpha 12a alpha 12b alpha tax 11 en 9 one
  • 4 10 diacetate 2 benzoate 13 ester with 2r 3s n benzoyl 3 phenylisoserine
  • 4,10-DIACETATE 2- BENZOATE,13-ESTER WITH (2R,3S)-N-BENZOYL-3-PHENYLISOSERINE
  • 5 beta 20 epoxy 1 2 alpha 4 7 beta
  • 5.BETA.,20-EPOXY-1,2.ALPHA.,4,7.BETA.
  • 6 12b bis acetyl oxy 12 benzoyloxy 2a 3 4 4a 5 6 9 10 11 12 12a 12b dodecahydro 4 11 dihydroxy 4a 8 13 13 tetramethyl 5 oxo 7 11 methano 1h cyclodeca 3 4 benz 1 2 b oxet 9 yl ester
  • 6,12B-BIS(ACETYL OXY)-12-(BENZOYLOXY)- 2A,3,4,4A,5,6,9,10,11,12,12A,12B,- DODECAHYDRO-4,11- DIHYDROXY-4A,8,13,13-TETRAMETHYL-5-OXO- 7,11-METHANO- 1H-CYCLODECA[3,4]BENZ[1,2-B]OXET-9-YL ESTER
  • 7 epi taxol
  • 7 EPI TAXOL
  • 7-EPI-TAXOL
  • abemaciclib paclitaxel
  • abi 007
  • abi 007 component paclitaxel
  • ABI 007 COMPONENT PACLITAXEL
  • ABI-007
  • ABI-007 (Abraxane)
  • ABI-007 (Abraxane®)
  • ABI-007 COMPONENT PACLITAXEL
  • ABI-007(Abraxane)

And 264 more, listed on the interactive page.

ATC classification codes
  • L01CD01
Sources for recorded values
CAS registry numbers
  • 33069-62-4
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL428647
InChIKey
RCINICONZNJXQF-MZXODVADSA-N
PubChem compound IDs
  • 36314
RxNorm IDs (RxCUI)
  • 56946
FDA ingredient codes (UNII)
  • P88XT4IS4D

Applicant
BRISTOL-MYERS
Approval date
7 Jan 2005
Application number
NDA021660

Status
Authorised
Status date
11 Jan 2008
Authorisation date
11 Jan 2008
Approved indications
Abraxane monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer in adult patients who have failed first-line treatment for metastatic disease and for whom standard, anthracycline containing therapy is not indicated. Abraxane in combination with gemcitabine is indicated for the first-line treatment of adult patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. Abraxane in combination with carboplatin is indicated for the first-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in adult patients who are not candidates for potentially curative surgery and/or radiation therapy.
Product number
EMEA/H/C/000778
Authorisation holder
Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharma EEIG
Priority medicines scheme
No
Generic
No
Biosimilar
No
Generic medicines
3
Biosimilar medicines
0
Advanced therapy
No
Conditional approval
No
Additional monitoring
No
Accelerated assessment
No
Exceptional circumstances
No

Therapeutic areas

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms
European medicines record

Patents
14
Designations
4
Earliest recorded loss of exclusivity
12 Jul 2034
First in class
No
Fast track
No
Breakthrough designation
No
Orphan designation
No
Priority review
Yes
Orphan exclusivity
No
Accelerated approval
No
Availability
Prescription only
Boxed warning
Yes

Pharmacology name
paclitaxel
Type
Natural product
Drug name stem
-taxel
Approval recorded by Guide to Pharmacology
Yes

Administration routes

  • Parenteral

  • Action
    Agonist
    Action type
    Agonist
    Target
    Pregnane X receptor
    Gene symbol
    NR1I2
    Protein identifier
    O75469
    Median affinity
    5.3
    Affinity units
    pEC50
  • Action
    Inhibition
    Action type
    Inhibitor
    Target
    tubulin beta class I
    Gene symbol
    TUBB
    Protein identifier
    P07437
    Median affinity
    8.05
    Affinity units
    pEC50
    Primary target
    Yes
  • Mechanism
    Tubulin inhibitor
    Action type
    Inhibitor
    Target
    Tubulin
    Protein identifier
    P04350
  • Mechanism
    Tubulin inhibitor
    Action type
    Inhibitor
    Target
    Tubulin
    Protein identifier
    P07437
  • Mechanism
    Tubulin inhibitor
    Action type
    Inhibitor
    Target
    Tubulin
    Protein identifier
    P0DPH7
  • Mechanism
    Tubulin inhibitor
    Action type
    Inhibitor
    Target
    Tubulin
    Protein identifier
    P68363
  • Mechanism
    Tubulin inhibitor
    Action type
    Inhibitor
    Target
    Tubulin
    Protein identifier
    P68366
  • Mechanism
    Tubulin inhibitor
    Action type
    Inhibitor
    Target
    Tubulin
    Protein identifier
    P68371
  • Mechanism
    Tubulin inhibitor
    Action type
    Inhibitor
    Target
    Tubulin
    Protein identifier
    Q13509
  • Mechanism
    Tubulin inhibitor
    Action type
    Inhibitor
    Target
    Tubulin
    Protein identifier
    Q13885
  • Mechanism
    Tubulin inhibitor
    Action type
    Inhibitor
    Target
    Tubulin
    Protein identifier
    Q3ZCM7
  • Mechanism
    Tubulin inhibitor
    Action type
    Inhibitor
    Target
    Tubulin
    Protein identifier
    Q6PEY2
  • Mechanism
    Tubulin inhibitor
    Action type
    Inhibitor
    Target
    Tubulin
    Protein identifier
    Q71U36
  • Mechanism
    Tubulin inhibitor
    Action type
    Inhibitor
    Target
    Tubulin
    Protein identifier
    Q9BQE3
  • Mechanism
    Tubulin inhibitor
    Action type
    Inhibitor
    Target
    Tubulin
    Protein identifier
    Q9BUF5
  • Mechanism
    Tubulin inhibitor
    Action type
    Inhibitor
    Target
    Tubulin
    Protein identifier
    Q9BVA1
  • Mechanism
    Tubulin inhibitor
    Action type
    Inhibitor
    Target
    Tubulin
    Protein identifier
    Q9H4B7

Open Targets mechanisms

  • Mechanism
    Tubulin inhibitor
    Action type
    Inhibitor
    Target
    Tubulin

  • Action type
    Agonist
    Gene symbol
    NR1I2
    Protein identifier
    O75469
    Organism
    Homo sapiens
    Target development level
    Chemical evidence
  • Action type
    Inhibitor
    Gene symbol
    TUBB
    Protein identifier
    P07437
    Organism
    Homo sapiens
    Target development level
    Clinical
  • Action type
    Inhibitor
    Gene symbol
    TUBB|TUBB1|TUBB2A|TUBB2B|TUBB3|TUBB4A|TUBB4B|TUBB6|TUBB8
    Protein identifier
    P07437|Q9H4B7|Q13885|Q9BVA1|Q13509|P04350|P68371|Q9BUF5|Q3ZCM7
    Organism
    Homo sapiens
    Target development level
    Clinical

  • Condition
    Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell
    Highest recorded phase
    1
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000095
    Subject identifier
    D015451
  • Condition
    Stomach Neoplasms
    Highest recorded phase
    3
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000178
    Subject identifier
    D013274
  • Condition
    HIV Infections
    Highest recorded phase
    3
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000180
    Subject identifier
    D015658
  • Condition
    Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
    Highest recorded phase
    3
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000181
    Subject identifier
    D002294
  • Condition
    Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
    Highest recorded phase
    2
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000182
    Subject identifier
    D006528
  • Condition
    Hodgkin Disease
    Highest recorded phase
    1
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000183
    Subject identifier
    D006689
  • Condition
    Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
    Highest recorded phase
    3
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000199
    Subject identifier
    D000077195
  • Condition
    Adenocarcinoma
    Highest recorded phase
    3
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000228
    Subject identifier
    D000230
  • Condition
    Prostatic Hyperplasia
    Highest recorded phase
    2
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000284
    Subject identifier
    D011470
  • Condition
    Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
    Highest recorded phase
    3
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000294
    Subject identifier
    D001749
  • Condition
    Breast Neoplasms
    Highest recorded phase
    4
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000305
    Subject identifier
    D001943
  • Condition
    Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar
    Highest recorded phase
    2
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000308
    Subject identifier
    D002282
  • Condition
    Carcinoma
    Highest recorded phase
    4
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000313
    Subject identifier
    D002277
  • Condition
    Colorectal Neoplasms
    Highest recorded phase
    2
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000365
    Subject identifier
    D015179
  • Condition
    Melanoma
    Highest recorded phase
    3
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000389
    Subject identifier
    D008545
  • Condition
    Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating
    Highest recorded phase
    1
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000432
    Subject identifier
    D002285
  • Condition
    Carcinoma, Endometrioid
    Highest recorded phase
    2
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000466
    Subject identifier
    D018269
  • Condition
    Stomach Neoplasms
    Highest recorded phase
    3
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000503
    Subject identifier
    D013274
  • Condition
    Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
    Highest recorded phase
    2
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000514
    Subject identifier
    D009373
  • Condition
    Glioblastoma
    Highest recorded phase
    1
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000519
    Subject identifier
    D005909
  • Condition
    Ischemia
    Highest recorded phase
    3
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000556
    Subject identifier
    D007511
  • Condition
    Sarcoma, Kaposi
    Highest recorded phase
    4
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000558
    Subject identifier
    D012514
  • Condition
    Leukemia
    Highest recorded phase
    2
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000565
    Subject identifier
    D007938
  • Condition
    Adenocarcinoma of Lung
    Highest recorded phase
    3
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000571
    Subject identifier
    D000077192
  • Condition
    Lymphoma
    Highest recorded phase
    2
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000574
    Subject identifier
    D008223

And 144 more, listed on the interactive page.

  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000178
    Highest recorded phase
    3
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000180
    Highest recorded phase
    3
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000181
    Highest recorded phase
    3
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000182
    Highest recorded phase
    2
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000228
    Highest recorded phase
    2
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000284
    Highest recorded phase
    2
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000305
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000313
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000365
    Highest recorded phase
    2
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000389
    Highest recorded phase
    2
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000409
    Highest recorded phase
    3
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000503
    Highest recorded phase
    3
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000514
    Highest recorded phase
    2
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000556
    Highest recorded phase
    3
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000558
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000565
    Highest recorded phase
    2
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000571
    Highest recorded phase
    3
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000574
    Highest recorded phase
    2
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000616
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000673
    Highest recorded phase
    2
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000676
    Highest recorded phase
    2
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000685
    Highest recorded phase
    2
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000691
    Highest recorded phase
    3
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000702
    Highest recorded phase
    3
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000707
    Highest recorded phase
    3

And 337 more, listed on the interactive page.

  • Warning
    Black Box Warning
    Effect
    dermatological toxicity
  • Warning
    Black Box Warning
    Effect
    hematological toxicity
  • Warning
    Black Box Warning
    Effect
    immune system toxicity
  • Warning
    Black Box Warning
    Effect
    vascular toxicity

  • Warning
    Black Box Warning
    Effect
    dermatological toxicity
    Country
    United States
  • Warning
    Black Box Warning
    Effect
    hematological toxicity
    Country
    United States
  • Warning
    Black Box Warning
    Effect
    immune system toxicity
    Country
    United States
  • Warning
    Black Box Warning
    Effect
    vascular toxicity
    Country
    United States

  • Event
    anaemia
    Reports
    3,073
    Reporting signal score
    1,755.82
  • Event
    bone marrow failure
    Reports
    769
    Reporting signal score
    797.195
  • Event
    breast cancer metastatic
    Reports
    282
    Reporting signal score
    531.572
  • Event
    dehydration
    Reports
    1,619
    Reporting signal score
    820.246
  • Event
    diarrhoea
    Reports
    4,671
    Reporting signal score
    1,330.37
  • Event
    disease progression
    Reports
    1,602
    Reporting signal score
    1,114.73
  • Event
    dyspnoea
    Reports
    2,564
    Reporting signal score
    586.636
  • Event
    febrile neutropenia
    Reports
    2,797
    Reporting signal score
    3,829.09
  • Event
    flushing
    Reports
    1,124
    Reporting signal score
    723.774
  • Event
    general physical health deterioration
    Reports
    792
    Reporting signal score
    515.311
  • Event
    leukopenia
    Reports
    1,417
    Reporting signal score
    1,264.24
  • Event
    malignant neoplasm progression
    Reports
    1,825
    Reporting signal score
    2,039.67
  • Event
    metastases to bone
    Reports
    612
    Reporting signal score
    938.983
  • Event
    metastases to liver
    Reports
    625
    Reporting signal score
    981.574
  • Event
    mucosal inflammation
    Reports
    1,133
    Reporting signal score
    1,433
  • Event
    myelosuppression
    Reports
    852
    Reporting signal score
    1,574.5
  • Event
    neuropathy peripheral
    Reports
    2,045
    Reporting signal score
    1,799.48
  • Event
    neutropenia
    Reports
    3,655
    Reporting signal score
    3,426.48
  • Event
    neutrophil count decreased
    Reports
    1,142
    Reporting signal score
    1,159.59
  • Event
    palmar-plantar erythrodysaesthesia syndrome
    Reports
    821
    Reporting signal score
    940.561
  • Event
    peripheral sensory neuropathy
    Reports
    518
    Reporting signal score
    917.703
  • Event
    pneumonitis
    Reports
    486
    Reporting signal score
    495.012
  • Event
    polyneuropathy
    Reports
    538
    Reporting signal score
    720.725
  • Event
    thrombocytopenia
    Reports
    1,709
    Reporting signal score
    739.881

And 2,233 more, listed on the interactive page.

Dose
260 mg/m2
Route
Intravenous
How often
Every 3 weeks

Hydrogen bond acceptors
14
Hydrogen bond donors
4
Polar surface area
221.29
Calculated partition coefficient (ALogP)
3.74
Calculated partition coefficient (XLogP)
2.5
Prodrug
No
Chirality
Single enantiomer
Inorganic
No
Rule-of-five violations
2
Rotatable bonds
10
Heavy atoms
62
Molecular formula
C47H51NO14
Monoisotopic mass
853.33095530
Natural product
Yes

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  • 0517-4300
  • 0703-3213
  • 0703-3216
  • 0703-3217
  • 0703-3218
  • 0781-3531
  • 16714-137
  • 23155-882
  • 23155-883
  • 23155-884
  • 25021-255
  • 46708-620
  • 46708-621
  • 46708-622
  • 61703-015
  • 61703-342
  • 62332-620
  • 62332-621
  • 62332-622
  • 63323-763
  • 67457-937
  • 68001-516
  • 68001-651
  • 68001-705

And 16 more, listed on the interactive page.

Recorded assays
18,072
Active assays
4,947

  • Confirmatory
  • Other
  • Screening
  • Summary

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Related records

Trials (3,860)

Approved for (16)

In development for (152)

Other linked conditions (3)

Targets (15)