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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C11H21NO3.ClH
Molecular Weight 251.75
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of HEXAMINOLEVULINATE HYDROCHLORIDE

SMILES

Cl.CCCCCCOC(=O)CCC(=O)CN

InChI

InChIKey=LZYXPFZBAZTOCH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C11H21NO3.ClH/c1-2-3-4-5-8-15-11(14)7-6-10(13)9-12;/h2-9,12H2,1H3;1H

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C11H21NO3
Molecular Weight 215.2893
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Molecular Formula ClH
Molecular Weight 36.461
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Hexaminolevulinate is an optical imaging drug. In solution form, it is instilled intravesically for use with photodynamic blue light cystoscopy as an adjunct to white light cystoscopy. After bladder instillation, hexaminolevulinate enters the bladder mucosa and is proposed to enter the intracellular space of mucosal cells where it is used as a precursor in the formation of the photoactive intermediate protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) and other photoactive porphyrins (PAPs). PpIX and PAPs are reported to accumulate preferentially in neoplastic cells as compared to normal urothelium, partly due to altered enzymatic activity in the neoplastic cells. In 2010, FDA granted approval for hexaminolevulinate hydrochloride as an optical imaging agent for cystoscopic detection of non-muscle invasive papillary cancer of the bladder for patients suspected or known to have lesion(s) on the basis of a prior cystoscopy.

Approval Year

Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Diagnostic
CYSVIEW KIT

Approved Use

Cysview is an optical imaging agent indicated for use in the cystoscopic detection of carcinoma of the bladder, including carcinoma in situ (CIS), among patients suspected or known to have lesion(s) on the basis of a prior cystoscopy, or in patients undergoing surveillance cystoscopy for carcinoma of the bladder. Cysview is used with the KARL STORZ D-Light C Photodynamic Diagnostic (PDD) system to perform Blue Light Cystoscopy (BLCTM) as an adjunct to the white light cystoscopy.

Launch Date

2010
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
343 ng/mL
100 mg single, intravesical
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Intravesical
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
HEXAMINOLEVULINATE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
76 h
100 mg single, intravesical
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Intravesical
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
HEXAMINOLEVULINATE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
50 mL single, intravesical
Recommended
Dose: 50 mL
Route: intravesical
Route: single
Dose: 50 mL
Sources:
unhealthy
Disc. AE: Anaphylaxis...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Anaphylaxis
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Anaphylaxis Disc. AE
50 mL single, intravesical
Recommended
Dose: 50 mL
Route: intravesical
Route: single
Dose: 50 mL
Sources:
unhealthy
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Continuous or fractionated photodynamic therapy? Comparison of three PDT schemes for ovarian peritoneal micrometastasis treatment in a rat model.
2010-12
Reflectance spectroscopy and fluorescein angiography applied to assess photodynamic response in healthy mouse skin treated with topical hexylaminolevulinate.
2010-12
[Photodynamic diagnosis (cystoscopy with hexaminolevulinate) in the surveillance of urothelial lesions managed with conservative treatment].
2010-11
Effects of photodynamic therapy using topical applied hexylaminolevulinate and methylaminolevulinate upon the integrity of cervical epithelium.
2010-11
Hexaminolevulinate guided fluorescence cystoscopy reduces recurrence in patients with nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer.
2010-11
Hexaminolevulinate-mediated photodynamic purging of leukemia cells from BM.
2010-10
HAL blue-light cystoscopy in high-risk nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer--re-TURBT recurrence rates in a prospective, randomized study.
2010-09
Photodynamic diagnosis in patients with T1G3 bladder cancer: influence on recurrence rate.
2010-08
Hexyl aminolaevulinate is a more effective topical photosensitiser precursor than methyl aminolaevulinate and 5-aminolaevulinic acids when applied in equimolar doses.
2010-08
Photodynamic therapy with topical methyl- and hexylaminolevulinate for prophylaxis and treatment of UV-induced SCC in hairless mice.
2010-08
Photodynamic therapy with hexenyl ester of 5-aminolevulinic acid induces necrotic cell death in salivary gland adenocarcinoma cells.
2010-07
Augmented cecal mucosa appears pink under hexylaminolevulinate "blue light" fluorescence cystoscopy.
2010-06
[Fluorescence diagnosis in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: results of a metaanalysis].
2010-05
Hexaminolevulinate-guided fluorescence cystoscopy in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: review of the evidence and recommendations.
2010-04
Photodynamic diagnosis in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a systematic review and cumulative analysis of prospective studies.
2010-04
[Hexaminolevulinate fluorescence cystoscopy in 2009].
2010-03
Hexylaminolaevulinate fluorescence cystoscopy in patients previously treated with intravesical bacille Calmette-Guérin.
2010-03
New bladder cancer removal technique reduces recurrence.
2010-02
The role of hexylaminolaevulinate in the diagnosis and follow-up of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer.
2010-02
HAL fluorescence cystoscopy and TURB one year of Romanian experience.
2010-01-30
Hexaminolevulinate-induced fluorescence colonoscopy versus white light endoscopy for diagnosis of neoplastic lesions in the colon.
2010-01
Editorial comment.
2009-12
Hexaminolevulinate is equal to 5-aminolevulinic acid concerning residual tumor and recurrence rate following photodynamic diagnostic assisted transurethral resection of bladder tumors.
2009-12
Fluorescence cystoscopy with high-resolution optical coherence tomography imaging as an adjunct reduces false-positive findings in the diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma of the bladder.
2009-12
Pharmacokinetic of ALA and h-ALA induced porphyrins in the models Mycobacterium phlei and Mycobacterium smegmatis.
2009-10-06
Flexible cystoscopy: a revolution in urological practice.
2009-10
[Photodynamic diagnosis (PDD) in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Literature review].
2009-10
Synergistic increase in osteosarcoma cell sensitivity to photodynamic therapy with aminolevulinic acid hexyl ester in the presence of hyperthermia.
2009-10
Blue-sky thinking about blue-light cystoscopy.
2009-10
Improved detection and reduced early recurrence of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer using hexaminolaevulinate fluorescence cystoscopy: results of a multicentre prospective randomized study (PC B305).
2009-10
Hexyl aminolevulinate fluorescence cystoscopy in bladder cancer.
2009-08
Editorial comment on: A new generation of optical diagnostics for bladder cancer: technology, diagnostic accuracy, and future applications.
2009-08
Photodynamic therapy inhibits P-glycoprotein mediated multidrug resistance via JNK activation in human hepatocellular carcinoma using the photosensitizer pheophorbide a.
2009-07-31
Hexaminolevulinate fluorescence cystoscopy and transurethral resection of the bladder in noninvasive bladder tumors.
2009-06
Hexylaminolevulinate photodynamic diagnosis for multifocal recurrent nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer.
2009-06
Hexylaminolaevulinate 'blue light' fluorescence cystoscopy in the investigation of clinically unconfirmed positive urine cytology.
2009-05
Fluorescence-guided transurethral resection of bladder cancer using hexaminolevulinate: analysis of health economic impact in Sweden.
2009
Comparison of ALA- and ALA hexyl-ester-induced PpIX depth distribution in human skin carcinoma.
2008-12-11
Photodynamic therapy of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia with hexaminolevulinate.
2008-11
Comparison of continuous and fractionated illumination during hexaminolaevulinate-photodynamic therapy.
2008-09
Changes in human skin after topical PDT with hexyl aminolevulinate.
2008-09
Analysis of differential PDT effect in rat bladder tumor models according to concentrations of intravesical hexyl-aminolevulinate.
2008-09
[Calculating the price of a new diagnostic or therapeutic option. Example of transurethral resection of bladder tumors using photodynamic diagnostics with hexaminolevulinic acid].
2008-09
Effects of photoactivated 5-aminolevulinic acid hexyl ester on MDR1 over-expressing human uterine sarcoma cells.
2008-09
Protoporphyrin IX fluorescence photobleaching is a useful tool to predict the response of rat ovarian cancer following hexaminolevulinate photodynamic therapy.
2008-07
The economic benefit of photodynamic diagnosis in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.
2008-06
5-Aminolaevulinic acid peptide prodrugs enhance photosensitization for photodynamic therapy.
2008-06
[Initial experience in the diagnosis and treatment of superficial bladder tumors with Hexvix].
2008-05
Gateways to clinical trials.
2008-04-05
Early detection of premalignant conditions in the colon by fluorescence endoscopy using local sensitization with hexaminolevulinate.
2008-02
Patents

Sample Use Guides

50 mL of a reconstituted solution of hexaminolevulinate (final concentration 2mg/mL) is slowly instilled via an intravesical catheter into the emptied bladder; catheter may be a straight or intermittent urethral catheter with a proximal funnel opening to accommodate a luer lock adapter.
Route of Administration: Other
Porcine bladder was excised and stored at 4C in Tyrode solution. The urothelium was microdissected from the bladder wall using fine scissors, and 7x7 mm fragments were mounted in a transparent culture chamber designed for epithelia. The chamber was fixed on the plate of an epi-illumination microscope and thermostabilized at 36 C. Solution of hexaminolevulinate (HALA) was injected as a single dose into the upper chamber in phosphate buffer. Accumulation of the protoporphyrin IX was measured by fluorimetric microscopy.
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Name Type Language
HEXAMINOLEVULINATE HYDROCHLORIDE
MART.   MI   ORANGE BOOK   USAN   WHO-DD  
USAN  
Official Name English
HEXYL AMINOLEVULINATE HCL
INCI  
INCI  
Preferred Name English
5-AMINO-4-OXOPENTANOIC ACID HEXYL ESTER HYDROCHLORIDE
Systematic Name English
Hexyl 5-amino-4-oxopentanoate hydrochloride
Systematic Name English
HEXAMINOLEVULINATE HYDROCHLORIDE [ORANGE BOOK]
Common Name English
P-1026
Code English
HEXAMINOLEVULINATE HYDROCHLORIDE [MART.]
Common Name English
HEXAMINOLEVULINATE HYDROCHLORIDE [MI]
Common Name English
HEXYL 5-AMINOLEVULINATE HYDROCHLORIDE
Common Name English
HEXAMINOLEVULINATE HCL [VANDF]
Common Name English
HEXAMINOLEVULINATE HCL
VANDF  
Common Name English
CYSVIEW
Brand Name English
Hexaminolevulinate hydrochloride [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
5-AMINOLEVULINIC ACID HEXYL ESTER HYDROCHLORIDE
Common Name English
HEXAMINOLEVULINATE HYDROCHLORIDE [USAN]
Common Name English
P-1206
Code English
PENTANOIC ACID, 5-AMINO-4-OXO, HEXYL ESTER, HYDROCHLORIDE
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C1937
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D4F329SL1O
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1426871
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USAN
PP-03
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SUB21142
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C73601
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DTXSID80161486
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CAS
140898-91-5
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