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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula 2C20H23N7O6.H2O4S
Molecular Weight 1012.958
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 4 / 4
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of ARFOLITIXORIN HEMISULFATE

SMILES

OS(O)(=O)=O.NC1=NC(=O)C2=C(NC[C@@H]3CN(CN23)C4=CC=C(C=C4)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O)N1.NC5=NC(=O)C6=C(NC[C@@H]7CN(CN67)C8=CC=C(C=C8)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O)N5

InChI

InChIKey=KHQZYLZNYVRXOD-NVGTXZLJSA-N
InChI=1S/2C20H23N7O6.H2O4S/c2*21-20-24-16-15(18(31)25-20)27-9-26(8-12(27)7-22-16)11-3-1-10(2-4-11)17(30)23-13(19(32)33)5-6-14(28)29;1-5(2,3)4/h2*1-4,12-13H,5-9H2,(H,23,30)(H,28,29)(H,32,33)(H4,21,22,24,25,31);(H2,1,2,3,4)/t2*12-,13+;/m11./s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C20H23N7O6
Molecular Weight 457.4399
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 2 / 2
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Molecular Formula H2O4S
Molecular Weight 98.078
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID, L-(+), an endogenous biomodulator that was developed under the brand name modufolin or arfolitixorin by the Isofol Medical. Arfolitixorin is developed to increase the efficacy of standard of care chemotherapy for advanced colorectal cancer. This drug is currently being studied in a global phase 3 clinical trial. Besides, the drug successfully completed phase II as rescue therapy for osteosarcoma. 21 May 2019 Isofol Medical has received clinical patent protection for the arfolitixorinin USA. It relates to a method of increasing blood concentration of deoxyuridine, a blood biomarker for inhibition of tumor growth in human cancer treatment.

Approval Year

Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
2860 ng/mL
30 mg/m² single, intravenous
dose: 30 mg/m²
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered: FLUOROURACIL
METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID, L-( )- plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
4410 ng/mL
60 mg/m² single, intravenous
dose: 60 mg/m²
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered: FLUOROURACIL
METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID, L-( )- plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
21200 ng/mL
240 mg/m² single, intravenous
dose: 240 mg/m²
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered: FLUOROURACIL
METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID, L-( )- plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
39.4 pmol/mL
416 μg/m² single, intravenous
dose: 416 μg/m²
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered: FLUOROURACIL
METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID, L-( )- plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE
food status: UNKNOWN
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
1460 ng × h/mL
30 mg/m² single, intravenous
dose: 30 mg/m²
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered: FLUOROURACIL
METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID, L-( )- plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
2370 ng × h/mL
60 mg/m² single, intravenous
dose: 60 mg/m²
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered: FLUOROURACIL
METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID, L-( )- plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
10600 ng × h/mL
240 mg/m² single, intravenous
dose: 240 mg/m²
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered: FLUOROURACIL
METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID, L-( )- plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
210 pmol × h/mL
416 μg/m² single, intravenous
dose: 416 μg/m²
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered: FLUOROURACIL
METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID, L-( )- plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE
food status: UNKNOWN
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Phase 1 dose de-escalation trial of the endogenous folate [6R]-5,10-methylene tetrahydrofolate in combination with fixed-dose pemetrexed as neoadjuvant therapy in patients with resectable rectal cancer.
2015 Oct

Sample Use Guides

IV injection every second week for 8 weeks 30 to 240 mg/m2
Route of Administration: Intravenous
Substance Class Chemical
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LZ73JVT65C
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L-GLUTAMIC ACID, N-(4-((6AR)-3-AMINO-1,2,5,6,6A,7-HEXAHYDRO-1-OXOIMIDAZO(1,5-F)PTERIDIN-8(9H)-YL)BENZOYL)-, SULFATE (2:1)
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ARFOLITIXORIN HEMISULFATE
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FDA UNII
LZ73JVT65C
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CAS
1654736-73-8
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PUBCHEM
135564976
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SMS_ID
100000170615
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