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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C19H24N2O
Molecular Weight 296.4067
Optical Activity ( - )
Defined Stereocenters 2 / 2
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of PALONOSETRON

SMILES

[H][C@]12CCCC3=C1C(=CC=C3)C(=O)N(C2)[C@@H]4CN5CCC4CC5

InChI

InChIKey=CPZBLNMUGSZIPR-NVXWUHKLSA-N
InChI=1S/C19H24N2O/c22-19-16-6-2-4-14-3-1-5-15(18(14)16)11-21(19)17-12-20-9-7-13(17)8-10-20/h2,4,6,13,15,17H,1,3,5,7-12H2/t15-,17-/m1/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C19H24N2O
Molecular Weight 296.4067
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 2 / 2
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Palonosetron (INN, trade name Aloxi) is a 5-HT3 antagonist used in the prevention and treatment of postoperative and chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (PONV and CINV). Palonosetron is a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist with a strong binding affinity for this receptor and little or no affinity for other receptors. Cancer chemotherapy may be associated with a high incidence of nausea and vomiting, particularly when certain agents, such as cisplatin, are used. 5-HT3 receptors are located on the nerve terminals of the vagus in the periphery and centrally in the chemoreceptor trigger zone of the area postrema. It is thought that chemotherapeutic agents produce nausea and vomiting by releasing serotonin from the enterochromaffin cells of the small intestine and that the released serotonin then activates 5-HT3 receptors located on vagal afferents to initiate the vomiting reflex. Postoperative nausea and vomiting is influenced by multiple patients, surgical and anesthesia-related factors and is triggered by the release of 5-HT in a cascade of neuronal events involving both the central nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract. The 5-HT3 receptor has been demonstrated to selectively participate in the emetic response. The most common adverse effects are a headache, which occurs in 4–11% of patients, and constipation in up to 6% of patients. In less than 1% of patients, other gastrointestinal disorders occur, as well as sleeplessness, first- and second-degree atrioventricular block, muscle pain and shortness of breath. Palonosetron is similarly well tolerated as other sections, and slightly less than placebo.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
0.83 nM [IC50]
0.83 nM [IC50]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
ALOXI

Approved Use

ALOXI is a serotonin-3 (5-HT3) receptor antagonist indicated in adults for: Moderately emetogenic cancer chemotherapy --prevention of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses (1.1) Highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy -- prevention of acute nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses (1.1) Prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) for up to 24 hours following surgery. Efficacy beyond 24 hours has not been demonstrated (1.3) ALOXI is indicated in pediatric patients aged 1 month to less than 17 years for: Prevention of acute nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses of emetogenic cancer chemotherapy, including highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy (1.2) 1.1 Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Adults ALOXI is indicated for: Moderately emetogenic cancer chemotherapy --prevention of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses Highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy -- prevention of acute nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses 1.2 Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Pediatric Patients Aged 1 Month to Less than 17 Years ALOXI is indicated for prevention of acute nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses of emetogenic cancer chemotherapy, including highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy. 1.3 Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Adults ALOXI is indicated for prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) for up to 24 hours following surgery. Efficacy beyond 24 hours has not been demonstrated. As with other antiemetics, routine prophylaxis is not recommended in patients in whom there is little expectation that nausea and/or vomiting will occur postoperatively. In patients where nausea and vomiting must be avoided during the postoperative period, ALOXI is recommended even where the incidence of postoperative nausea and/or vomiting is low.

Launch Date

2003
Secondary
ALOXI

Approved Use

ALOXI is a serotonin-3 (5-HT3) receptor antagonist indicated in adults for: Moderately emetogenic cancer chemotherapy --prevention of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses (1.1) Highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy -- prevention of acute nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses (1.1) Prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) for up to 24 hours following surgery. Efficacy beyond 24 hours has not been demonstrated (1.3) ALOXI is indicated in pediatric patients aged 1 month to less than 17 years for: Prevention of acute nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses of emetogenic cancer chemotherapy, including highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy (1.2) 1.1 Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Adults ALOXI is indicated for: Moderately emetogenic cancer chemotherapy --prevention of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses Highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy -- prevention of acute nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses 1.2 Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Pediatric Patients Aged 1 Month to Less than 17 Years ALOXI is indicated for prevention of acute nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses of emetogenic cancer chemotherapy, including highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy. 1.3 Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Adults ALOXI is indicated for prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) for up to 24 hours following surgery. Efficacy beyond 24 hours has not been demonstrated. As with other antiemetics, routine prophylaxis is not recommended in patients in whom there is little expectation that nausea and/or vomiting will occur postoperatively. In patients where nausea and vomiting must be avoided during the postoperative period, ALOXI is recommended even where the incidence of postoperative nausea and/or vomiting is low.

Launch Date

2003
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
5630 ng/L
3 μg/kg bw 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
dose: 3 μg/kg bw
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
PALONOSETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
35.8 μg × h/L
3 μg/kg bw 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
dose: 3 μg/kg bw
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
PALONOSETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
40 h
unknown, unknown
PALONOSETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
38%
3 μg/kg bw 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
dose: 3 μg/kg bw
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
PALONOSETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
0.75 mg single, intravenous (max)
Recommended
Dose: 0.75 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 0.75 mg
Co-administed with::
(chemotherapy)
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 667
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: HIV-1
Age Group: adult
Sex: unknown
Population Size: 667
Sources:
Disc. AE: Headache...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Headache (1 patient)
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Headache 1 patient
Disc. AE
0.75 mg single, intravenous (max)
Recommended
Dose: 0.75 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 0.75 mg
Co-administed with::
(chemotherapy)
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 667
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: HIV-1
Age Group: adult
Sex: unknown
Population Size: 667
Sources:
Overview

OverviewOther

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Drug as perpetrator​Drug as victimTox targets

Tox targets

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Palonosetron (Aloxi): a second-generation 5-HT₃ receptor antagonist for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
2006 Oct
Computational analysis of ligand recognition sites of homo- and heteropentameric 5-HT3 receptors.
2010 Nov
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Adults 0.25 mg x 1 Infuse over 30 seconds beginning approx. 30 min before the start of chemotherapy. Pediatrics (1 month to less than 17 years) 20 micrograms per kilogram (max 1.5 mg) x 1 Infuse over 15 minutes beginning approx. 30 min before the start of chemotherapy
Route of Administration: Intravenous
NG108-15 cells, known to express both 5-HT3 and NK-1 receptors, were grown in high-glucose Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium supplemented with a mixture of sodium hypoxanthine, aminopterin, and thymidine, 10% heat-inactivated fetal bovine serum, and 2 mM glutamine to 90% confluence. Cells were incubated with palonosetron (10 nM), granisetron (60 nM), and ondansetron (300 nM) for 2 h. Antagonist concentrations were approximately 50-fold Kd in each case to make sure receptors were saturated. Subsequently, antagonists were removed and cells were incubated with growth media without antagonist for an additional hour to allow for dissociation of antagonists still bound to the cell. Next, cell media were replaced with isosmotic HEPES buffer (20 mM, pH 7.4, 130 mM NaCl, 2 mM KCl, 1 mM MgCl2, and 2 mM CaCl2) containing 2 M Fluo-4 acetoxymethyl (AM) ester and pluronic acid (0.04%). Pluronic acid was added as nonionic surfactant to sequester the AM ester molecules into micelles for cell uptake. Cells were incubated for 1 h to allow for cell uptake of the AM ester. Cells were then incubated with SP at various concentrations for 1 h in HEPES buffer without the AM ester and pluronic acid. Subsequently, measurement of calcium-ion release caused by SP alone or SP plus serotonin (107 M final concentration added immediately before measurement) was made by using a fluorometric imaging plate reader.
Substance Class Chemical
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Record UNII
5D06587D6R
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Name Type Language
PALONOSETRON
INN   VANDF   WHO-DD  
INN  
Official Name English
NSC-743769
Code English
PALONOSETRON, (3AS, 3S)-
Common Name English
Palonosetron [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
PALONOSETRON [VANDF]
Common Name English
PALONOSETRON [MI]
Common Name English
palonosetron [INN]
Common Name English
1H-BENZ(DE)ISOQUINOLIN-1-ONE, 2-(3S)-1-AZABICYCLO(2.2.2)OCT-3-YL-2,3,3A,4,5,6-HEXAHYDRO-, (3AS)-
Systematic Name English
(-)-PALONOSETRON
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
EMA ASSESSMENT REPORTS PALONOSETRON ACCORD (AUTHORIZED: CANCER, NAUSEA, VOMITING)
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NDF-RT N0000175818
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NCI_THESAURUS C267
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WHO-VATC QA04AA05
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NDF-RT N0000175817
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WHO-ATC A04AA05
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WHO-ATC A04AA55
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LIVERTOX 733
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NCI_THESAURUS C94726
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Code System Code Type Description
IUPHAR
7486
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PRIMARY
CHEBI
85161
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PUBCHEM
6337614
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FDA UNII
5D06587D6R
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INN
7407
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EVMPD
SUB09593MIG
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CAS
135729-61-2
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DRUG CENTRAL
2046
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WIKIPEDIA
PALONOSETRON
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MESH
C083418
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NCI_THESAURUS
C61874
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DAILYMED
5D06587D6R
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DRUG BANK
DB00377
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL1189679
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SMS_ID
100000085493
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MERCK INDEX
m8368
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NSC
743769
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RXCUI
70561
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Related Record Type Details
METABOLIC ENZYME -> SUBSTRATE
TARGET -> INHIBITOR
BINDING
SALT/SOLVATE -> PARENT
METABOLIC ENZYME -> SUBSTRATE
MAJOR
TARGET -> INHIBITOR
BINDING
METABOLIC ENZYME -> SUBSTRATE
EXCRETED UNCHANGED
BINDER->LIGAND
BINDING
TARGET -> INHIBITOR
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METABOLITE LESS ACTIVE -> PARENT
The metabolite has less than 1% of the 5-HT3 receptor antagonist activity of palonosetron.
METABOLITE LESS ACTIVE -> PARENT
The metabolite has less than 1% of the 5-HT3 receptor antagonist activity of palonosetron.
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ACTIVE MOIETY
Name Property Type Amount Referenced Substance Defining Parameters References
Tmax PHARMACOKINETIC intravenous administration

Biological Half-life PHARMACOKINETIC Population: Children
PHARMACOKINETIC
Volume of Distribution PHARMACOKINETIC