pipobroman

Trade name: vercyte

Small moleculeapproved

Approved

Jul 1, 1966

Pipobroman (trade names Vercite, Vercyte) is an anti-cancer drug that probably acts as an alkylating agent. It is marketed by Abbott Laboratories. Pipobroman (PB) has well documented clinical activity in polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocythemia (ET). The mechanism of action is uncertain but pipobroman is thought to alkylate DNA leading to disruption of DNA synthesis and eventual cell death — NCATS

Clinical trial activity

0 trials · 0 clinical orgs · 1 marketing orgs

Phase 1
0
Phase 2
0
Phase 3
0
Phase 4
0

Timeline

1960s

  1. Jul 1, 1966

    Abbott — Earliest FDA Approval

  2. Jul 1, 1966

    Abbott — NDA Organization

Indications

Mechanism of action

  • DNAINHIBITOR

    DNA inhibitor

    Alkylating agent

Approval history

  • approvedPriority reviewJul 1, 1966

Chemistry & pharmacology

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SMILES

BrCCC(=O)N1CCN(CC1)C(=O)CCBr
Mol. weight
356.054 g/mol
Lipinski Ro5
Pass
Rule of 3
No
Chirality
Achiral Molecule
Inorganic
No
Polymer
No
Delivery
Oral
Availability
Discontinued

Oral

Yes

Parenteral

No

Topical

No

Sources

Also known as

  • a-8103
  • a-8103
  • amedel
  • pipobroman
  • pipobroman
  • pipobroman
  • pipobroman
  • pipobroman
  • pipobroman
  • pipobroman
  • pipobroman
  • pipobroman
  • pipobroman
  • vercyte
  • vercyte
  • vercyte
  • vercyte
  • vercyte

Organizations

Marketing (2)

OrganizationOrg typeRelationshipDate
AbbottFor profitNDAJul 1, 1966
AbbottFor profitSYNJul 1, 1966