Chemical formula: C₂₁H₂₂F₂N₆O₂ Molecular mass: 428.444 g/mol
Larotrectinib is an adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-competitive and selective tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK) inhibitor. The TRK family of proteins, TRKA, TRKB, and TRKC, is encoded by NTRK1, NTRK2 and NTRK3 genes. Larotrectinib was rationally designed to avoid activity with off-target kinases. It is indicated for the treatment of adult and paediatric patients with solid tumours that display a Neurotrophic Tyrosine Receptor Kinase (NTRK) gene fusion.
This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| L01EX12 | L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents → L01 Antineoplastic agents → L01E Protein kinase inhibitors → L01EX Other protein kinase inhibitors | |
Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| VITRAKVI Hard capsule | European Medicines Agency (EU) | MPI, EU: SmPC | |
| VITRAKVI Capsule / Oral solution | FDA, National Drug Code (US) | MPI, US: SPL/PLR | |
| VITRAKVI Oral solution | European Medicines Agency (EU) | MPI, EU: SmPC |
Larotrectinib is an active ingredient of these brands:
United States (US)Austria (AT)Brazil (BR)Canada (CA)Croatia (HR)Estonia (EE)Finland (FI)France (FR)Hong Kong (HK)Ireland (IE)Israel (IL)Italy (IT)Japan (JP)Lithuania (LT)Netherlands (NL)Poland (PL)Turkey (TR)United Kingdom (UK)Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide. |
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