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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C17H20N2O2.C6H8O7
Molecular Weight 476.4764
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 3 / 3
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of Tropisetron citrate

SMILES

OC(=O)CC(O)(CC(O)=O)C(O)=O.CN1[C@H]2CC[C@@H]1C[C@@H](C2)OC(=O)C3=CNC4=C3C=CC=C4

InChI

InChIKey=YFGSHODXSPKSDQ-LUNMCBQDSA-N
InChI=1S/C17H20N2O2.C6H8O7/c1-19-11-6-7-12(19)9-13(8-11)21-17(20)15-10-18-16-5-3-2-4-14(15)16;7-3(8)1-6(13,5(11)12)2-4(9)10/h2-5,10-13,18H,6-9H2,1H3;13H,1-2H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)(H,11,12)/t11-,12+,13+;

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C6H8O7
Molecular Weight 192.1235
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Molecular Formula C17H20N2O2
Molecular Weight 284.3529
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 3 / 3
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Description
Curator's Comment: description was created based on several sources, including https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7507039

Tropisetron (Tropisetron-AFT) is a potent and selective serotonin 3 (5-hydroxytryptamine3; 5-HT3) receptor antagonist with antiemetic properties, probably mediated via antagonism of receptors both at peripheral sites and in the central nervous system. Surgery and treatment with certain substances, including some chemotherapeutic agents, may trigger the release of serotonin from enterochromaffin-like cells in the visceral mucosa and initiate the emesis reflex and its accompanying feeling of nausea. Tropisetron (Tropisetron-AFT) selectively blocks the excitation of the presynaptic 5-HT3 receptors of the peripheral neurons in this reflex, and may exert additional direct actions within the CNS on 5-HT3 receptors mediating the actions of vagal input to the area postrema.

Originator

Curator's Comment: # Novartis International AG

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
8.48 null [pKi]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Curative
Tropisetron-AFT

Approved Use

For the prevention of nausea and vomiting induced by cytotoxic therapy (5 mg/5 mL ampoule only). For the treatment and prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting in adults (2 mg/2 mL ampoule only).

Launch Date

2012
Preventing
Tropisetron-AFT

Approved Use

For the prevention of nausea and vomiting induced by cytotoxic therapy (5 mg/5 mL ampoule only). For the treatment and prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting in adults (2 mg/2 mL ampoule only).

Launch Date

2012
Preventing
Tropisetron-AFT

Approved Use

For the prevention of nausea and vomiting induced by cytotoxic therapy (5 mg/5 mL ampoule only). For the treatment and prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting in adults (2 mg/2 mL ampoule only).

Launch Date

2012
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
15.1 ng/mL
2 mg single, intravenous
dose: 2 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TROPISETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
3.46 ng/mL
5 mg single, oral
dose: 5 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TROPISETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
84 mg/mL
10 mg single, oral
dose: 10 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TROPISETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
76 mg/mL
10 mg single, oral
dose: 10 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TROPISETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
150 mg/mL
10 mg single, oral
dose: 10 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TROPISETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
211 mg/mL
10 mg single, oral
dose: 10 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TROPISETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
82 mg/mL
10 mg single, oral
dose: 10 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TROPISETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
20.7 ng × h/mL
2 mg single, intravenous
dose: 2 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TROPISETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
32.9 ng × h/mL
5 mg single, oral
dose: 5 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TROPISETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
239 mg × h/mL
10 mg single, oral
dose: 10 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TROPISETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
195 mg × h/mL
10 mg single, oral
dose: 10 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TROPISETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
410 mg × h/mL
10 mg single, oral
dose: 10 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TROPISETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
450 mg × h/mL
10 mg single, oral
dose: 10 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TROPISETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
1192 mg × h/mL
10 mg single, oral
dose: 10 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TROPISETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
5.6 h
2 mg single, intravenous
dose: 2 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TROPISETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
5.7 h
5 mg single, oral
dose: 5 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TROPISETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
7.3 h
10 mg single, oral
dose: 10 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TROPISETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
6.7 h
10 mg single, oral
dose: 10 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TROPISETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
13.5 h
10 mg single, oral
dose: 10 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TROPISETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
12.1 h
10 mg single, oral
dose: 10 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TROPISETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
30.3 h
10 mg single, oral
dose: 10 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TROPISETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
41%
TROPISETRON plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
15 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 15 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 15 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: FASTED
Sources:
Disc. AE: Nausea, Hypoglycemia...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Nausea (2.4%)
Hypoglycemia (2.4%)
Sources:
50 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 50 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 50 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: FASTED
Sources:
Disc. AE: Constipation, Skin reaction...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Constipation (4%)
Skin reaction (4%)
Sources:
20 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 20 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 20 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Disc. AE: Fever, Macular rash...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Fever
Macular rash
Hypotension (grade 1)
Joint aches
Lymphadenopathy cervical
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Hypoglycemia 2.4%
Disc. AE
15 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 15 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 15 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: FASTED
Sources:
Nausea 2.4%
Disc. AE
15 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 15 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 15 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: FASTED
Sources:
Constipation 4%
Disc. AE
50 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 50 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 50 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: FASTED
Sources:
Skin reaction 4%
Disc. AE
50 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 50 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 50 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: FASTED
Sources:
Fever Disc. AE
20 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 20 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 20 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Joint aches Disc. AE
20 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 20 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 20 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Lymphadenopathy cervical Disc. AE
20 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 20 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 20 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Macular rash Disc. AE
20 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 20 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 20 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Hypotension grade 1
Disc. AE
20 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 20 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 20 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
OverviewDrug as perpetrator​

Drug as perpetrator​

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
inconclusive [IC50 0.5012 uM]
inconclusive [IC50 31.6228 uM]
moderate [IC50 31.3 uM]
no [IC50 >10 uM]
no [IC50 >10 uM]
no [IC50 >10 uM]
no [IC50 >10 uM]
no [IC50 >10 uM]
no
yes [IC50 1.6 uM]
yes [IC50 8.5 uM]
yes (pharmacogenomic study)
Comment: Patients with two loss-of-function OCT1 alleles had higher tropisetron plasma concentrations (n ¼ 59, Po0.04) and higher clinical efficacy (n ¼ 91, P ¼ 0.009) compared with carriers of fully active OCT1.
Drug as victim

Drug as victim

Tox targets
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
A comparative study of prophylactic antiemetic treatment in cancer patients receiving radiotherapy.
2010-04-24
[Impact of intrathecal morphine on the tolerance of early feeding after cesarean section].
2010-02
Optimizing emetic control in children receiving antineoplastic therapy: beyond the guidelines.
2010
Palonosetron for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: approval and efficacy.
2009-12-10
Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry method for the quantification of deserpidine in human plasma: Application to a pharmacokinetic study.
2009-10-01
Prevention of acute chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: the role of palonosetron.
2009-08-10
[Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are possible therapeutic targets for schizophrenia].
2009-02
The antiemetic interaction of Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol when combined with tropisetron or dexamethasone in the least shrew.
2009-01
[Therapeutic effect of acupuncture on cisplatin-induced nausea and vomiting].
2009-01
Fibromyalgia: diagnosis and treatment options.
2009
New treatment options in the management of fibromyalgia: role of pregabalin.
2008-12
Serotonin mediates PGE2 overexpression through 5-HT2A and 5-HT3 receptor subtypes in serum-free tissue culture of macrophage-like synovial cells.
2008-08
Chemotherapy-and cancer-related nausea and vomiting.
2008-01
[Prophylactic effect of tropisetron hydrochloride against nausea and vomiting in patients receiving chemotherapy for hematological malignancies].
2007-09
Translating pharmacogenomics: challenges on the road to the clinic.
2007-08
Postoperative colonic motility after tropisetron and a standardized meal in patients undergoing conventional colorectal surgery.
2007-05
Randomized, double-blind trial comparing the antiemetic effect of tropisetron plus metopimazine with tropisetron plus placebo in patients receiving multiple cycles of multiple-day cisplatin-based chemotherapy.
2007-04
5-HT acts on nociceptive primary afferents through an indirect mechanism to induce hyperalgesia in the subcutaneous tissue.
2007-03-16
Systemic anticancer therapy in gynecological cancer patients with renal dysfunction.
2007-02-21
A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of a single dose of tropisetron for the prevention of vomiting after strabismus surgery in children.
2006-12
[5-HT3 receptor antagonist als analgetics in rheumatic diseases].
2006-10
Increased 5-HT(3)-mediated signalling in pelvic afferent neurons from mice deficient in P2X(2) and/or P2X (3) receptor subunits.
2006-09
Luminal hypotonicity increases duodenal mucosal permeability by a mechanism involving 5-hydroxytryptamine.
2006-01
New treatment options using 5-HT3 receptor antagonists in rheumatic diseases.
2006
Tropisetron improves deficits in auditory P50 suppression in schizophrenia.
2005-07-01
Stimulation of the lateral hypothalamus produces antinociception mediated by 5-HT1A, 5-HT1B and 5-HT3 receptors in the rat spinal cord dorsal horn.
2005
Selective serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonists for postoperative nausea and vomiting: are they all the same?
2005
Tamoxifen treatment reverses the adverse effects of chemotherapy-induced ovarian failure on serum lipids.
2004-08-02
Cloning, pharmacological characterisation and tissue distribution of a novel 5-HT4 receptor splice variant, 5-HT4(i).
2004-06
The assessment of vegetative and functional symptoms in fibromyalgia patients: the tropisetron experience.
2004
Intravenous treatment of fibromyalgia with the 5-HT3 receptor antagonist tropisetron in a rheumatological practice.
2004
The influence of the 5-HT3 receptor antagonist tropisetron on pain in fibromyalgia: a functional magnetic resonance imaging pilot study.
2004
Participation of the serotonin system in rofecoxib-induced antinociception.
2004
[What's new in the therapy of fibromyalgia?].
2003-12
Effect of the CYP2D6 genotype on the pharmacokinetics of tropisetron in healthy Korean subjects.
2003-06
[5-HT3-receptor-antagonists in therapy of rheumatic diseases].
2003-02
Plasma serotonin and histamine levels in hemodialysis-related pruritus are not significantly influenced by 5-HT3 receptor blocker and antihistaminic therapy.
2003-02
Effects of serotonin-3 receptor antagonists on the intracranial self-administration of ethanol within the ventral tegmental area of Wistar rats.
2003-01
Further evidence that the discriminative stimulus properties of indorenate are mediated by 5-HT 1A/1B/2C receptors.
2003-01
Low-dose dexamethasone reduces nausea and vomiting after tympanomastoid surgery: a comparison of tropisetron with saline.
2002-09-20
Small-dose dexamethasone reduces nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a comparison of tropisetron with saline.
2002-07
[Pharmacoeconomical model for cost calculation using a study on prophylaxis of nausea and vomiting in the postoperative phase as an example. Cost effectiveness analysis of a tropisetron supplemented desflurane anaesthesia in comparison to a propofol total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA)].
2002-06
5-HT(4) receptor antagonists: structure-affinity relationships and ligand-receptor interactions.
2002-06
Simultaneous determination of ondansetron and tropisetron in human plasma using HPLC with UV detection.
2002-05
[Pilot study with 5-HT3 antagonists. Good outcome in fibromyalgia pain].
2002-03-14
The prophylactic effect of tropisetron on epidural morphine-related nausea and vomiting: a comparison of dexamethasone with saline.
2002-03
Infusional 5-fluorouracil, cisplatin and mitomycin C in advanced gastric cancer: a low cost effective regimen.
2002-01-21
Inhibition of ganglionic long-term potentiation decreases blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
2001-12
Relaxation induced by serotonin and sumatriptan in isolated guinea pig gallbladder strips.
2001-03
[3H]5-hydroxytryptamine labels the agonist high affinity state of the cloned rat 5-HT4 receptor.
1996-05-23
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Prevention of nausea and vomiting induced by cytotoxic therapy: Tropisetron-AFT is recommended as six-day courses of 5 mg per day, given intravenously on day 1 immediately before cancer chemotherapy followed by oral administration on days 2 to 6. Treatment and prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting: Tropisetron-AFT is recommended as a 2 mg dose given intravenously. For the prevention of post- operative nausea and vomiting, tropisetron should be administered shortly before the induction of anaesthesia.
Route of Administration: Intravenous
In Vitro Use Guide
The effects of tropisetron on 5-HT3 receptors were examined in N1E-115 mouse neuroblastoma x rat glioma hybrid cells. The 5HT3 receptor ligand [3H] quipazine was displaced by tropisetron with Ki value of 2.25 nM. IC50 value for inhibition of 5HT-induced inward current by tropisetron was 0.22 nM at a holding potential of -65 mV.
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Tropisetron citrate [WHO-DD]
Preferred Name English
Tropisetron citrate
Common Name English
1H-Indole-3-carboxylic acid, (3-endo)-8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yl ester, 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylate (1:1)
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300000037348
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TAX4GZ9E39
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1251773-00-8
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