Alitretinoin

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Alitretinoin
Systematic (IUPAC) name
3,7-dimethyl-9- (2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexenyl)- nona-2,4,6,8- tetraenoic acid
Identifiers
CAS number 5300-03-8
ATC code L01XX22
PubChem 444795
DrugBank APRD00017
Chemical data
Formula C20H28O2
Mol. weight 300.435 g/mol
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability  ?
Metabolism  ?
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Therapeutic considerations
Pregnancy cat.

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Legal status
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Alitretinoin is an antineoplastic agent, used topically for the treatment of skin lesions associated with AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma.

It is a first generation retinoid.


Chemotherapeutic agents/Antineoplastic agents (L01) edit - Chemotherapy regimens
Alkylating agents:

Nitrogen mustards: ( Chlorambucil, Chlormethine, Cyclophosphamide, Ifosfamide, Melphalan). Nitrosoureas: ( Carmustine, Fotemustine, Lomustine, Streptozocin). Platinum: ( Carboplatin, Cisplatin, Oxaliplatin, BBR3464). Busulfan, Dacarbazine, Mechlorethamine, Procarbazine, Temozolomide, ThioTEPA, Uramustine

Antimetabolites:

Folic acid: ( Methotrexate, Pemetrexed, Raltitrexed). Purine: ( Cladribine, Clofarabine, Fludarabine, Mercaptopurine, Tioguanine). Pyrimidine: ( Capecitabine). Cytarabine, Fluorouracil, Gemcitabine

Plant alkaloids:

Taxane: ( Docetaxel, Paclitaxel). Vinca: ( Vinblastine, Vincristine, Vindesine, Vinorelbine).

Cytotoxic/antitumor antibiotics:

Anthracycline family: (Daunorubicin, Doxorubicin, Epirubicin, Idarubicin, Mitoxantrone, Valrubicin). Bleomycin, Hydroxyurea, Mitomycin

Topoisomerase inhibitors:

Topotecan, Irinotecan, Podophyllum: ( Etoposide, Teniposide).

Monoclonal antibodies:

Alemtuzumab, Bevacizumab, Cetuximab, Gemtuzumab, Panitumumab, Rituximab, Trastuzumab

Photosensitizers:

Aminolevulinic acid, Methyl aminolevulinate, Porfimer sodium, Verteporfin

Kinase inhibitors:

Dasatinib, Erlotinib, Gefitinib, Imatinib, Lapatinib, Nilotinib, Sorafenib, Sunitinib, Vandetanib (ZD6474)

Other:

Alitretinoin, Altretamine, Amsacrine, Anagrelide, Arsenic trioxide, Asparaginase, Bexarotene, Bortezomib, Denileukin diftitox, Estramustine, Hydroxycarbamide, Pentostatin, Masoprocol, Mitotane, Pegaspargase, Tretinoin