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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C21H16ClF3N4O3.C7H8O3S
Molecular Weight 637.027
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of SORAFENIB TOSYLATE

SMILES

CC1=CC=C(C=C1)S(O)(=O)=O.CNC(=O)C2=NC=CC(OC3=CC=C(NC(=O)NC4=CC=C(Cl)C(=C4)C(F)(F)F)C=C3)=C2

InChI

InChIKey=IVDHYUQIDRJSTI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C21H16ClF3N4O3.C7H8O3S/c1-26-19(30)18-11-15(8-9-27-18)32-14-5-2-12(3-6-14)28-20(31)29-13-4-7-17(22)16(10-13)21(23,24)25;1-6-2-4-7(5-3-6)11(8,9)10/h2-11H,1H3,(H,26,30)(H2,28,29,31);2-5H,1H3,(H,8,9,10)

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Description

Sorafenib (BAY 43-9006), marketed as Nexavar by Bayer, is a drug approved for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (primary kidney cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma and for the treatment of patients with locally recurrent or metastatic, progressive, differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) that is refractory to radioactive iodine treatment. It has also received "Fast Track" designation by the FDA for the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (primary liver cancer), and has since performed well in Phase III trials. Sorafenib was shown to interact with multiple intracellular (CRAF, BRAF and mutant BRAF) and cell surface kinases (KIT, FLT- 3, VEGFR- 2, VEGFR- 3, and PDGFR- ß). Several of these kinases are thought to be involved in angiogenesis. Thus, sorafenib may inhibit tumor growth by a dual mechanism, acting either directly on the tumor (through inhibition of Raf and Kit signaling) and/or on tumor angiogenesis (through inhibition of VEGFR and PDGFR signaling). Sorafenib inhibited tumor growth of the murine renal cell carcinoma, RENCA, and several other human tumor xenografts in athymic mice. A reduction in tumor angiogenesis was seen in some tumor xenograft models.

CNS Activity

Originator

Approval Year

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
50.0 nM [IC50]

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
NEXAVAR
Primary
NEXAVAR
Primary
NEXAVAR

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
9.35 μg/mL
400 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens
2.31 μg/mL
100 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens
9.81 μg/mL
600 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens
7.21 μg/mL
800 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens
2.44 μg/mL
400 mg single, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens
3.42 μg/mL
400 mg single, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens
1.98 μg/mL
100 mg single, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens
2.69 μg/mL
100 mg single, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens
3.1 μg/mL
600 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens
3.8 μg/mL
400 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens
0.43 mg/L
100 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
71.7 mg × h/L
400 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens
23.8 mg × h/L
100 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens
79 mg × h/L
600 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens
44.9 mg × h/L
800 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens
82.3 mg × h/L
400 mg single, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens
106.98 mg × h/L
400 mg single, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens
49.8 mg × h/L
100 mg single, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens
83.8 mg × h/L
100 mg single, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens
12.6 μg × h/mL
600 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens
17.9 μg × h/mL
400 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens
9.4 mg × h/L
100 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
28.1 h
400 mg single, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens
23.8 h
400 mg single, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens
37.9 h
100 mg single, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens
28.9 h
100 mg single, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens
27.1 h
100 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
0.31%
600 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens
0.29%
400 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
SORAFENIB plasma
Homo sapiens

Doses

AEs

Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as victim

Tox targets

PubMed

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
The recommended daily dose of NEXAVAR (tosylate salt of sorafenib) is 400 mg (2 x 200 mg tablets) taken twice daily, without food (at least 1 hour before or 2 hours after eating). Treatment should continue until the patient is no longer clinically benefiting from therapy or until unacceptable toxicity occurs. 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 Management of suspected adverse drug reactions may require temporary interruption and/or dose reduction of NEXAVAR therapy. When dose reduction is necessary, the NEXAVAR dose may be reduced to 400 mg once daily. If additional dose reduction is required, NEXAVAR may be reduced to a single 400 mg dose every other day
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
Patient-derived glioblastoma cells with low concentrations of sorafenib caused a dramatic dose dependent inhibition of proliferation (IC(50), 1.5 microM) and induction of apoptosis and autophagy. Sorafenib inhibited phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (Stat3) and expression of cyclins, D and E. In contrast, AKT was not modulated by sorafenib