Cediranib

Cediranib
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
Pharmacokinetic data
Elimination half-life12 to 35 hours
Identifiers
IUPAC name
  • 4-[(4-fluoro-2-methyl-1H-indol-5-yl)oxy]-6-methoxy-7-[3-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy]quinazoline
CAS Number
PubChem CID
IUPHAR/BPS
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KEGG
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.196.628
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC25H27FN4O3
Molar mass450.514 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
SMILES
  • COc4cc3c(Oc2ccc1[nH]c(C)cc1c2F)ncnc3cc4OCCCN5CCCC5
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C25H27FN4O3/c1-16-12-17-19(29-16)6-7-21(24(17)26)33-25-18-13-22(31-2)23(14-20(18)27-15-28-25)32-11-5-10-30-8-3-4-9-30/h6-7,12-15,29H,3-5,8-11H2,1-2H3 N
  • Key:XXJWYDDUDKYVKI-UHFFFAOYSA-N N
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Cediranib (AZD-2171; tentative trade name Recentin) is a potent inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor tyrosine kinases.[1][2][3]

The drug is being developed by AstraZeneca as a possible anti-cancer chemotherapeutic agent for oral administration.

  1. ^ Wedge SR, Kendrew J, Hennequin LF, Valentine PJ, Barry ST, Brave SR, et al. (May 2005). "AZD2171: a highly potent, orally bioavailable, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 tyrosine kinase inhibitor for the treatment of cancer". Cancer Research. 65 (10): 4389–400. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-04-4409. PMID 15899831.
  2. ^ Goss G, Shepherd FA, Laurie S, Gauthier I, Leighl N, Chen E, et al. (March 2009). "A phase I and pharmacokinetic study of daily oral cediranib, an inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor tyrosine kinases, in combination with cisplatin and gemcitabine in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a study of the National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group". European Journal of Cancer. 45 (5): 782–8. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2008.10.022. PMID 19091548.
  3. ^ Nikolinakos P, Heymach JV (June 2008). "The tyrosine kinase inhibitor cediranib for non-small cell lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies". Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 3 (6 Suppl 2): S131-4. doi:10.1097/JTO.0b013e318174e910. PMID 18520296.