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Details

Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C10H21Cl2N2O7P
Molecular Weight 383.163
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 5 / 5
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of GLUFOSFAMIDE

SMILES

OC[C@H]1O[C@@H](OP(=O)(NCCCl)NCCCl)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O

InChI

InChIKey=PSVUJBVBCOISSP-SPFKKGSWSA-N
InChI=1S/C10H21Cl2N2O7P/c11-1-3-13-22(19,14-4-2-12)21-10-9(18)8(17)7(16)6(5-15)20-10/h6-10,15-18H,1-5H2,(H2,13,14,19)/t6-,7-,8+,9-,10+/m1/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI
Ifosfamide (IF) is a widely used antitumor prodrug. It is in the oxazaphosphorine class of alkylating agents, and it is effective against solid tumors. Ifosfamide mechanism of crosslinking DNA plays a major role in preventing cancer cells from proliferating. Ifosfamide is approved by FDA for the treatment of germ cell testicular cancer.

CNS Activity

Curator's Comment: Ifosfamide crosses the blood-brain barrier and may cause encephalopathy.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
IFEX

Approved Use

Ifosfamide injection, used in combination with certain other approved antineoplastic agents, is indicated for third line chemotherapy of germ cell testicular cancer. It should be used in combination with a prophylactic agent for hemorrhagic cystitis, such as mesna.

Launch Date

1988
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
346 μM
3 g/m² single, intravenous
dose: 3 g/m²
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
IFOSFAMIDE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
200 μM
1.5 g/m² single, oral
dose: 1.5 g/m²
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
IFOSFAMIDE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
203 μM
1.5 g/m² single, intravenous
dose: 1.5 g/m²
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
IFOSFAMIDE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
2197 mM × h
3 g/m² single, intravenous
dose: 3 g/m²
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
IFOSFAMIDE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
1360 μM × h
1.5 g/m² single, oral
dose: 1.5 g/m²
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
IFOSFAMIDE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
1520 μM × h
1.5 g/m² single, intravenous
dose: 1.5 g/m²
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
IFOSFAMIDE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
7.54 mM × h
3 g/m² 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
dose: 3 g/m²
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
IFOSFAMIDE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: CHILD
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
4.33 h
3 g/m² single, intravenous
dose: 3 g/m²
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
IFOSFAMIDE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
5 h
1.5 g/m² single, oral
dose: 1.5 g/m²
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
IFOSFAMIDE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
5.6 h
1.5 g/m² single, intravenous
dose: 1.5 g/m²
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
IFOSFAMIDE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
2.12 h
3 g/m² 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
dose: 3 g/m²
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
IFOSFAMIDE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: CHILD
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
100%
unknown
IFOSFAMIDE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
18 g/m2 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
MTD
Dose: 18 g/m2, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 18 g/m2, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 45
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 45
Sex: M+F
Sources:
DLT: Neutropenia, Infection...
Dose limiting toxicities:
Neutropenia (grade 4, 83.3%)
Infection (severe, 33.3%)
Thrombocytopenia (grade 4, 66.7%)
Sources:
2.25 g/m2 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
MTD
Dose: 2.25 g/m2, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 2.25 g/m2, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 45
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 45
Sex: F
Sources:
DLT: Neutropenia, Febrile neutropenia...
Dose limiting toxicities:
Neutropenia (grade 4, 66.7%)
Febrile neutropenia (grade 5, 33.3%)
Thrombocytopenia (grade 4, 66.7%)
Anemia (grade 4, 66.7%)
Sources:
1.2 g/m2 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 1.2 g/m2, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 1.2 g/m2, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Disc. AE: Nephrotoxicity, Renal failure...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Nephrotoxicity (severe)
Renal failure (severe)
Cystitis hemorrhagic (severe)
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Thrombocytopenia grade 4, 66.7%
DLT
18 g/m2 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
MTD
Dose: 18 g/m2, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 18 g/m2, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 45
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 45
Sex: M+F
Sources:
Neutropenia grade 4, 83.3%
DLT
18 g/m2 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
MTD
Dose: 18 g/m2, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 18 g/m2, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 45
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 45
Sex: M+F
Sources:
Infection severe, 33.3%
DLT
18 g/m2 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
MTD
Dose: 18 g/m2, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 18 g/m2, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 45
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 45
Sex: M+F
Sources:
Anemia grade 4, 66.7%
DLT
2.25 g/m2 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
MTD
Dose: 2.25 g/m2, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 2.25 g/m2, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 45
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 45
Sex: F
Sources:
Neutropenia grade 4, 66.7%
DLT
2.25 g/m2 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
MTD
Dose: 2.25 g/m2, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 2.25 g/m2, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 45
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 45
Sex: F
Sources:
Thrombocytopenia grade 4, 66.7%
DLT
2.25 g/m2 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
MTD
Dose: 2.25 g/m2, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 2.25 g/m2, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 45
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 45
Sex: F
Sources:
Febrile neutropenia grade 5, 33.3%
DLT, Disc. AE
2.25 g/m2 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
MTD
Dose: 2.25 g/m2, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 2.25 g/m2, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 45
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 45
Sex: F
Sources:
Cystitis hemorrhagic severe
Disc. AE
1.2 g/m2 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 1.2 g/m2, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 1.2 g/m2, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Nephrotoxicity severe
Disc. AE
1.2 g/m2 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 1.2 g/m2, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 1.2 g/m2, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Renal failure severe
Disc. AE
1.2 g/m2 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 1.2 g/m2, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 1.2 g/m2, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Overview

Overview

CYP3A4CYP2C9CYP2D6hERG



Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as perpetrator​

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
yes
yes
Drug as victim

Drug as victim

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
no
no
no
poor
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no (co-administration study)
Comment: Coadministration of ifosfamide with ketoconazole or rifampin did not produce changes inthe pharmacokinetics of the parent or metabolites that may result in an increased benefit of ifosfamidetherapy. (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11503007/)
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yes
no (co-administration study)
Comment: Coadministration of ifosfamide with ketoconazole or rifampin did not produce changes inthe pharmacokinetics of the parent or metabolites that may result in an increased benefit of ifosfamidetherapy. (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11503007/)
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PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Nonmetastatic osteosarcoma of the extremity: results of a neoadjuvant chemotherapy protocol (IOR/OS-3) with high-dose methotrexate, intraarterial or intravenous cisplatin, doxorubicin, and salvage chemotherapy based on histologic tumor response.
1999 Nov-Dec
Combined chemotherapy of murine mammary tumors by local activation of the prodrugs ifosfamide and 5-fluorocytosine.
2000 Apr
Methylene blue in the treatment and prevention of ifosfamide-induced encephalopathy: report of 12 cases and a review of the literature.
2000 Jan
Manic episode in an ifosfamide-treated patient.
2000 Jan-Feb
Vinorelbine-based regimens as salvage treatment in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer: two parallel multicenter phase II trials.
2001
A phase II study of weekly alternating chemotherapy in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.
2001
The efficacy of combination chemotherapy including intraperitoneal cisplatinum and mitoxantrone with intravenous ifosfamide in patients with FIGO stage I C ovarian carcinoma.
2001
Malignant mixed mullerian tumor of the ovary: report of four cases.
2001
Treatment of ruptured undifferentiated sarcoma of the liver in children: a report of two cases and review of the literature.
2001
Carnitine protects mitochondria and removes toxic acyls from xenobiotics.
2001
Paclitaxel by 72-hour continuous infusion followed by bolus intravenous ifosfamide or epirubicin: results of two phase I studies.
2001
Thymic malignancies.
2001
Salvage chemotherapy in relapsed germ cell tumors.
2001 Apr
[Post-operative neoadjuvant chemotherapy before radiotherapy as compared to immediate radiotherapy followed by maintenance chemotherapy in the treatment of medulloblastoma in childhood: results of German prospective randomised trial HIT'91].
2001 Apr
[Pigmented villonodular synovitis: apropos of 3 cases].
2001 Apr
A three-drug regimen (gemcitabine, ifosfamide and cisplatin) for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer.
2001 Apr
Modified dorsalis pedis flap for coverage of a pretibial pressure sore after hip rotationplasty.
2001 Apr
Phase II study of paclitaxel, ifosfamide, and carboplatin in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
2001 Apr 1
The current status of docetaxel for advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
2001 Feb
Phase II study of a high-dose ifosfamide-based chemotherapy regimen with growth factor rescue in recurrent aggressive NHL. High response rates and limited toxicity, but limited impact on long-term survival.
2001 Feb
Sustained response of sarcomatoid renal-cell carcinoma to MAID chemotherapy: case report and review of the literature.
2001 Feb
Chemotherapy agents in transitional cell carcinoma: the old and the new.
2001 Feb
A comparison of methods of loco-regional chemotherapy combined with systemic chemotherapy as neo-adjuvant treatment of osteosarcoma of the extremity.
2001 Feb
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for high grade osteosarcoma of the extremities: long-term results for patients treated according to the Rizzoli IOR/OS-3b protocol.
2001 Feb
Adult Gaucher disease in association with primary malignant bone tumors.
2001 Feb 1
A 2-step comprehensive high-dose chemoradiotherapy second-line program for relapsed and refractory Hodgkin disease: analysis by intent to treat and development of a prognostic model.
2001 Feb 1
How effective is dose-intensive/myeloablative therapy against Ewing's sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor metastatic to bone or bone marrow? The Memorial Sloan-Kettering experience and a literature review.
2001 Feb 1
[Addisonian crisis as first manifestation of adrenal gland insufficiency in patient diagnosed with lung cancer].
2001 Jan
A phase I clinical, pharmacological, and biological trial of interleukin 6 plus granulocyte-colony stimulating factor after ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide in children with recurrent/refractory solid tumors: enhanced hematological responses but a high incidence of grade III/IV constitutional toxicities.
2001 Jan
Should we always choose a nonparametric test when comparing two apparently nonnormal distributions?
2001 Jan
A randomised phase II study on neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for 'high-risk' adult soft-tissue sarcoma.
2001 Jun
Importance of surgery as salvage treatment after high dose chemotherapy failure in germ cell tumors.
2001 Jun
A preclinical model for experimental chemotherapy of human head and neck cancer.
2001 Jun
High-dose melphalan, etoposide, total-body irradiation, and autologous stem-cell reconstitution as consolidation therapy for high-risk Ewing's sarcoma does not improve prognosis.
2001 Jun 1
Immunoglobulin D myeloma presenting as an extraosseous soft tissue tumor.
2001 Mar
[Surgical treatment of non-small cell lung cancer with mediastinal node invasion. A retrospective study].
2001 Mar
Necrotic, rather than apoptotic, cell death caused by cytochrome P450-activated ifosfamide.
2001 Mar
Primary breast tumor levels of suspected molecular determinants of cellular sensitivity to cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide, and certain other anticancer agents as predictors of paired metastatic tumor levels of these determinants. Rational individualization of cancer chemotherapeutic regimens.
2001 Mar
A phase II study of dose-intense ifosfamide plus epirubicin with hematopoietic growth factors for the treatment of patients with advanced soft tissue sarcomas; a novel sequential schedule.
2001 Mar
Gemcitabine for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer.
2001 Mar
Ifosfamide and mitoxantrone in the treatment of recurrent and/or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
2001 Mar
Adjuvant chemotherapy for adult soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities and girdles: results of the Italian randomized cooperative trial.
2001 Mar 1
Localized Ewing tumor of bone: final results of the cooperative Ewing's Sarcoma Study CESS 86.
2001 Mar 15
Histologic response of high-grade nonmetastatic osteosarcoma of the extremity to chemotherapy,
2001 May
Gemcitabine and vinorelbine as second-line therapy in non-small-cell lung cancer after prior treatment with taxane+platinum-based regimens.
2001 May
Haemoperfusion combined with haemodialysis in ifosfamide intoxication.
2001 May
Topoisomerase IIalpha and other drug resistance markers in advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
2001 May
Outcomes of treatment of children and adolescents with recurrent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and Hodgkin's disease with dexamethasone, etoposide, cisplatin, cytarabine, and l-asparaginase, maintenance chemotherapy, and transplantation: Children's Cancer Group Study CCG-5912.
2001 May 1
Microencapsulated cell-mediated treatment of inoperable pancreatic carcinoma.
2001 May 19
A novel alkylating agent, glufosfamide, enhances the activity of gemcitabine in vitro and in vivo.
2007 Aug
Patents

Sample Use Guides

30-min infusion at a dose of 1.2 grams per m2 per day for 5 consecutive days
Route of Administration: Intravenous
Human testicular germ cell tumour lines H 12.1 and 2102 EP were treated with ifosfamide at 50 mg kg-1 day-1.
Name Type Language
D19575
Preferred Name English
GLUFOSFAMIDE
HSDB   INN   MART.   MI   WHO-DD  
INN  
Official Name English
D-19575
Code English
GLUCOSYLIFOSFAMIDE MUSTARD
Common Name English
GLUFOSFAMIDE [HSDB]
Common Name English
GLUFOSFAMIDE [MI]
Common Name English
GLUFOSFAMIDE [MART.]
Common Name English
glufosfamide [INN]
Common Name English
.BETA.-D-GLUCOPYRANOSE, 1-(N,N'-BIS(2-CHLOROETHYL))PHOSPHORODIAMIDATE
Common Name English
Glufosfamide [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C697
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EU-Orphan Drug EU/3/11/851
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FDA ORPHAN DRUG 221606
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Code System Code Type Description
MERCK INDEX
m5774
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PRIMARY Merck Index
NCI_THESAURUS
C1612
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DRUG BANK
DB06177
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HSDB
7024
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL2107143
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FDA UNII
1W5N8SZD9A
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EVMPD
SUB07941MIG
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SMS_ID
100000084228
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID001031222
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WIKIPEDIA
Glufosfamide
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INN
7590
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CAS
132682-98-5
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PUBCHEM
123628
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