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Details

Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C14H22N6O5.ClH
Molecular Weight 390.823
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 2 / 2
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of VALGANCICLOVIR HYDROCHLORIDE, (R)-

SMILES

Cl.CC(C)[C@H](N)C(=O)OC[C@@H](CO)OCN1C=NC2=C1N=C(N)NC2=O

InChI

InChIKey=ZORWARFPXPVJLW-RJUBDTSPSA-N
InChI=1S/C14H22N6O5.ClH/c1-7(2)9(15)13(23)24-4-8(3-21)25-6-20-5-17-10-11(20)18-14(16)19-12(10)22;/h5,7-9,21H,3-4,6,15H2,1-2H3,(H3,16,18,19,22);1H/t8-,9+;/m1./s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Description

Ganciclovir is a synthetic acyclic nucleoside analogue of 2'-deoxyguanosine active against cytomegalovirus. Ganciclovir has been shown to be active against cytomegalovirus (CMV) and herpes simplex virus (HSV) in humans. To achieve anti-CMV activity, ganciclovir is phosphorylated first to the monophosphate form by a CMV-encoded (UL97 gene) protein kinase homologue, then to the di- and triphosphate forms by cellular kinases. Ganciclovir triphosphate concentrations may be 100-fold greater in CMV-infected than in uninfected cells, indicating preferential phosphorylation in infected cells. Ganciclovir triphosphate, once formed, persists for days in the CMV-infected cell. Ganciclovir triphosphate is believed to inhibit viral DNA synthesis by (1) competitive inhibition of viral DNA polymerases; and (2) incorporation into viral DNA, resulting in eventual termination of viral DNA elongation. Ganciclovir is indicated for the treatment of CMV retinitis in immunocompromised patients, including patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and for the treatment of acute herpetic keratitis.

Originator

Curator's Comment: The first synthesis of ganciclovir was reported by Julien Verheyden and John Martin at Syntex Research in California in 1980 and is marketed as sodium salt (Ganciclovir sodium) under the trade names Cytovene and Cymevene.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Target ID: P08546
Gene ID: NA
Gene Symbol: UL54
Target Organism: Human cytomegalovirus (strain AD169) (HHV-5) (Human herpesvirus 5)
0.08 µM [EC50]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
ZIRGAN

Approved Use

ZIRGAN is a topical ophthalmic antiviral that is indicated for the treatment of acute herpetic keratitis (dendritic ulcers).

Launch Date

1995
Primary
CYTOVENE

Approved Use

CYTOVENE-IV is indicated for the treatment of CMV retinitis in immunocompromised patients, including patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). CYTOVENE-IV is also indicated for the prevention of CMV disease in transplant recipients at risk for CMV disease.

Launch Date

1994
Primary
VALCYTE

Approved Use

VALCYTE is indicated for the treatment of CMV retinitis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

Launch Date

2001
Primary
VALCYTE

Approved Use

VALCYTE is indicated for the prevention of CMV disease in kidney, heart, and kidney-pancreas transplant patients at high risk

Launch Date

2001
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
4.8 mg/L
1 g 3 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 1 g
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
GANCICLOVIR plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
13.3 μg/mL
5 mg/kg single, intravenous
dose: 5 mg/kg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
GANCICLOVIR plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
35.4 mg × h/L
1 g 3 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 1 g
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
GANCICLOVIR plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
53.8 μg × h/mL
5 mg/kg single, intravenous
dose: 5 mg/kg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
GANCICLOVIR plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
5.2 h
5 mg/kg single, intravenous
dose: 5 mg/kg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
GANCICLOVIR plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
1000 mg 6 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1000 mg, 6 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 1000 mg, 6 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 37.4
n = 19
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: AIDS
Age Group: 37.4
Population Size: 19
Sources:
2000 mg 3 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 2000 mg, 3 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 2000 mg, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 38.6
n = 50
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: CMV retinitis in HIV infection
Age Group: 38.6
Population Size: 50
Sources:
Other AEs: Neutropenia, Thrombocytopenia...
Other AEs:
Neutropenia (18%)
Thrombocytopenia (4%)
Anemia (severe, 4%)
Renal impairment (4%)
Sources:
50 mg/kg 3 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 50 mg/kg, 3 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 50 mg/kg, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 7.4 years (range: 0.5-16.9 years)
n = 36
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: CMV retinitis in HIV infection
Age Group: 7.4 years (range: 0.5-16.9 years)
Population Size: 36
Sources:
Other AEs: Neutropenia...
Other AEs:
Neutropenia (22%)
Sources:
5 mg/kg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 179
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: CMV retinitis in HIV infection
Age Group: adult
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 179
Sources:
Other AEs: Fever, Infection...
Other AEs:
Fever (48%)
Infection (13%)
Chills (10%)
Sepsis (15%)
Diarrhea (44%)
Anorexia (14%)
Vomiting (13%)
Leukopenia (41%)
Anemia (25%)
Thrombocytopenia (6%)
Neuropathy (9%)
Sweating (12%)
Pruritus (5%)
Catheter infection (9%)
Catheter sepsis (8%)
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Neutropenia 18%
2000 mg 3 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 2000 mg, 3 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 2000 mg, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 38.6
n = 50
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: CMV retinitis in HIV infection
Age Group: 38.6
Population Size: 50
Sources:
Renal impairment 4%
2000 mg 3 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 2000 mg, 3 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 2000 mg, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 38.6
n = 50
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: CMV retinitis in HIV infection
Age Group: 38.6
Population Size: 50
Sources:
Thrombocytopenia 4%
2000 mg 3 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 2000 mg, 3 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 2000 mg, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 38.6
n = 50
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: CMV retinitis in HIV infection
Age Group: 38.6
Population Size: 50
Sources:
Anemia severe, 4%
2000 mg 3 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 2000 mg, 3 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 2000 mg, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 38.6
n = 50
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: CMV retinitis in HIV infection
Age Group: 38.6
Population Size: 50
Sources:
Neutropenia 22%
50 mg/kg 3 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 50 mg/kg, 3 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 50 mg/kg, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 7.4 years (range: 0.5-16.9 years)
n = 36
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: CMV retinitis in HIV infection
Age Group: 7.4 years (range: 0.5-16.9 years)
Population Size: 36
Sources:
Chills 10%
5 mg/kg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 179
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: CMV retinitis in HIV infection
Age Group: adult
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 179
Sources:
Sweating 12%
5 mg/kg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 179
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: CMV retinitis in HIV infection
Age Group: adult
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 179
Sources:
Infection 13%
5 mg/kg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 179
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: CMV retinitis in HIV infection
Age Group: adult
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 179
Sources:
Vomiting 13%
5 mg/kg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 179
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: CMV retinitis in HIV infection
Age Group: adult
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 179
Sources:
Anorexia 14%
5 mg/kg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 179
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: CMV retinitis in HIV infection
Age Group: adult
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 179
Sources:
Sepsis 15%
5 mg/kg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 179
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: CMV retinitis in HIV infection
Age Group: adult
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 179
Sources:
Anemia 25%
5 mg/kg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 179
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: CMV retinitis in HIV infection
Age Group: adult
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 179
Sources:
Leukopenia 41%
5 mg/kg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 179
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: CMV retinitis in HIV infection
Age Group: adult
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 179
Sources:
Diarrhea 44%
5 mg/kg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 179
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: CMV retinitis in HIV infection
Age Group: adult
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 179
Sources:
Fever 48%
5 mg/kg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 179
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: CMV retinitis in HIV infection
Age Group: adult
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 179
Sources:
Pruritus 5%
5 mg/kg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 179
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: CMV retinitis in HIV infection
Age Group: adult
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 179
Sources:
Thrombocytopenia 6%
5 mg/kg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 179
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: CMV retinitis in HIV infection
Age Group: adult
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 179
Sources:
Catheter sepsis 8%
5 mg/kg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 179
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: CMV retinitis in HIV infection
Age Group: adult
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 179
Sources:
Catheter infection 9%
5 mg/kg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 179
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: CMV retinitis in HIV infection
Age Group: adult
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 179
Sources:
Neuropathy 9%
5 mg/kg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 5 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 179
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: CMV retinitis in HIV infection
Age Group: adult
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 179
Sources:
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Oral ganciclovir and pharmacokinetics of valganciclovir in liver transplant recipients.
1999
Outcome of lamivudine resistant hepatitis B virus infection in the liver transplant recipient.
2000 Jan
Antiviral activity of ganciclovir elaidic acid ester against herpesviruses.
2000 Mar
Indolocarbazoles exhibit strong antiviral activity against human cytomegalovirus and are potent inhibitors of the pUL97 protein kinase.
2000 Oct
Anti-(herpes simplex virus) activity of 4'-thio-2'-deoxyuridines: a biochemical investigation for viral and cellular target enzymes.
2000 Oct 15
Guanosine analogues as anti-herpesvirus agents.
2000 Oct-Dec
Naphthalene carboxamides as inhibitors of human cytomegalovirus DNA polymerase.
2000 Sep 18
Prophylaxis against herpesvirus infections in transplant recipients.
2001
Pharmacokinetics of the ganciclovir implant in the silicone-filled eye.
2001
Suicide gene therapy for human oral squamous cell carcinoma cell lines with adeno-associated virus vector.
2001 Apr
Intravitreal pharmacokinetics and retinal concentrations of ganciclovir and foscarnet after intravitreal administration in rabbits.
2001 Apr
Suspension of anticytomegalovirus maintenance therapy following immune recovery due to highly active antiretroviral therapy.
2001 Apr
Protection from lethal murine graft-versus-host disease without compromise of alloengraftment using transgenic donor T cells expressing a thymidine kinase suicide gene.
2001 Apr 15
Immune-dependent distant bystander effect after adenovirus-mediated suicide gene transfer in a rat model of liver colorectal metastasis.
2001 Feb
Failure of cidofovir to reduce CMV-antigenemia in a child transplanted from a matched unrelated donor.
2001 Feb
Construction of gene therapy vectors targeting thyroid cells: enhancement of activity and specificity with histone deacetylase inhibitors and agents modulating the cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate pathway and demonstration of activity in follicular and anaplastic thyroid carcinoma cells.
2001 Feb
Rising pp65 antigenemia during preemptive anticytomegalovirus therapy after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: risk factors, correlation with DNA load, and outcomes.
2001 Feb 15
Preemptive ganciclovir for CMV viremia in liver transplantation.
2001 Feb-Mar
Prophylactic antiviral therapy in CMV high-risk liver transplant recipients.
2001 Feb-Mar
Ganciclovir prophylaxis for cytomegalovirus infection in simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplant recipients receiving tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, and prednisone.
2001 Feb-Mar
CMV in kidney transplants in the tacrolimus-mycophenolate era.
2001 Feb-Mar
Rat glioma cell death induced by cationic liposome-mediated transfer of the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene followed by ganciclovir treatment.
2001 Jan
Targeting the replication of adenovirus to p53-defective thyroid carcinoma with a p53-regulated Cre/loxP system.
2001 Jan
Epstein-Barr virus encephalitis in a renal allograft recipient diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction on cerebrospinal fluid and successfully treated with ganciclovir.
2001 Jan
Recurrent disseminated herpes zoster and cytomegalic perianal ulcer: a case report and review of the literature.
2001 Jan
Imaging in vivo herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene transfer to tumour-bearing rodents using positron emission tomography and.
2001 Jan
[Gene therapy for colorectal cancer].
2001 Jan
[Perspectives on postgenome medicine: Gene therapy for brain tumors].
2001 Jan
In vitro effects of antiviral agents on human keratocytes.
2001 Jan
Management of complications associated with totally implantable ports in patients with AIDS.
2001 Jan
Cytomegalovirus hemorrhagic gastritis.
2001 Jan
Cytomegalovirus infection and non-neutropenic fever after autologous stem cell transplantation: high rates of reactivation in patients with multiple myeloma and lymphoma.
2001 Jan
Gene therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma based on tumour-selective suicide gene expression using the alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) enhancer and a housekeeping gene promoter.
2001 Jan
Molecular mechanism for ganciclovir resistance in human T lymphocytes transduced with retroviral vectors carrying the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene.
2001 Jan 1
Administration of herpes simplex-thymidine kinase-expressing donor T cells with a T-cell-depleted allogeneic marrow graft.
2001 Jan 1
Disseminated cytomegalovirus disease in hosts without acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and without an organ transplant.
2001 Jan 15
Virological, clinical, and ophthalmologic features of cytomegalovirus retinitis after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
2001 Jan 15
Mutations conferring ganciclovir resistance in a cohort of patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and cytomegalovirus retinitis.
2001 Jan 15
The real danger of lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B virus infection in the immunocompromised host.
2001 Mar
High-dose intravitreal ganciclovir and foscarnet for cytomegalovirus retinitis.
2001 Mar
New developments in the management of cytomegalovirus infection and disease after renal transplantation.
2001 Mar
Protease pretreatment increases the efficacy of adenovirus-mediated gene therapy for the treatment of an experimental glioblastoma model.
2001 Mar 1
Expression of herpes simplex virus-thymidine kinase gene controlled by a promoter region of the midkine gene confers selective cytotoxicity to ganciclovir in human carcinoma cells.
2001 Mar 1
Preemptive therapy versus universal prophylaxis with ganciclovir for cytomegalovirus in solid organ transplant recipients.
2001 Mar 1
Adenovirus-mediated gene therapy specific for small cell lung cancer cells using a Myc-Max binding motif.
2001 Mar 15
Prophylaxis for CMV should not now replace pre-emptive therapy in solid organ transplantation.
2001 Mar-Apr
Reactivity of valganciclovir in aqueous solution.
2005 Oct
The Role of Antiviral Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disease in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review.
2017 Mar
A 42-Year-Old Woman With Anemia, Shock, and Ischemic Stroke After Lung Transplantation.
2017 Mar
Top 1% of Inpatients Administered Antimicrobial Agents Comprising 50% of Expenditures: A Descriptive Study and Opportunities for Stewardship Intervention.
2017 Mar
Patents

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
Curator's Comment: Ganciclovir can be used as ophthalmic gel 1 drop in the affected eye 5 times per day in patients with acute herpetic keratitis.
Unknown
Route of Administration: Unknown
In Vitro Use Guide
Curator's Comment: The median concentration of ganciclovir that inhibits CMV replication (IC50) in vitro (laboratory strains or clinical isolates) has ranged from 0.02 to 3.48 ug/mL.
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Name Type Language
VALGANCICLOVIR HYDROCHLORIDE, (R)-
Common Name English
L-VALINE, 2-((2-AMINO-1,6-DIHYDRO-6-OXO-9H-PURIN-9-YL)METHOXY)-3-HYDROXYPROPYL ESTER, MONOHYDROCHLORIDE, (R)-
Common Name English
Code System Code Type Description
CAS
175865-67-5
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PUBCHEM
135565169
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FDA UNII
FR5B7CU4CF
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID60170036
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