ATC Group: L01XX80 Imetelstat

The World Health Organization's ATC classification organizes medical drugs based on therapeutic properties, chemical composition, and anatomy. It helps make essential medicines readily available globally and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.

Position of L01XX80 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents
2 L01 Antineoplastic agents
3 L01X Other antineoplastic agents
4 L01XX Other antineoplastic agents
5 L01XX80

Active ingredients in L01XX80

Active Ingredient Description
Imetelstat

Imetelstat is an oligonucleotide human telomerase inhibitor that binds to the template region of the RNA component of human telomerase (hTR), inhibits telomerase enzymatic activity and prevents telomere binding. Increased telomerase activity and human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) RNA expression have been reported in MDS and malignant stem and progenitor cells.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
RYTELO Solution for injection FDA, National Drug Code (US) MPI, US: SPL/PLR

Medicines in this ATC group

United States (US)

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.