Vemurafenib
- Generic Name
- Vemurafenib
- Brand Names
- Zelboraf
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- C23H18ClF2N3O3S
- CAS Number
- 918504-65-1
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- 207SMY3FQT
- Background
Vemurafenib is a competitive kinase inhibitor with activity against BRAF kinase with mutations like V600E. It exerts its function by binding to the ATP-binding domain of the mutant BRAF. Vemurafenib was co-developed by Roche and Plexxikon and it obtained its FDA approval on August 17, 2011, under the company Hoffmann La Roche. After approval, Roche in collab...
- Indication
Vemurafenib is approved since 2011 for the treatment of metastatic melanoma with a mutation on BRAF in the valine located in the exon 15 at codon 600, this mutation is denominated as V600E. The V600E mutation, a substitution of glutamic acid for valine, accounts for 54% of the cases of cutaneous melanoma.
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- Associated Conditions
- Metastatic Melanoma, Refractory Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Unresectable Melanoma, Refractory Erdheim-Chester disease
- Associated Therapies
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