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.png | CAS_number = 56420-45-2 | ATC_prefix = L01 | ATC_suffix = DB03 |PubChem = 41867 | DrugBank = APRD00361 |C = 27 |H = 29 |N = 1 |O = 11 | molecular_weight = 543.519 g/mol | bioavailability = NA | protein_bound = 77% | metabolism = Hepatic glucuronidation and oxidation | elimination_half-life = | excretion = Biliary and renal| pregnancy_category = D (Au, U.S.)| legal_status = ℞-only (U.S.), POM (UK)| routes_of_administration = Intravenous }} Epirubicin (marketed by Pfizer under the trade name Ellence®) is an anthracycline drug used for chemotherapy. Similarly to other anthracyclines, it acts by intercalating DNA strands.
Intercalation results in complex formation which inhibits DNA and RNA synthesis. It also triggers DNA cleavage by topoisomerase II, resulting in mechanisms that lead to cell death. Binding to cell membranes and plasma proteins may be involved in the compound's cytotoxic effects. Epirubicin also generates free radicals that cause cell and DNA damage.
Epirubicin is favoured over doxorubicin, the most popular anthracycline, in some chemotherapy regimens as it appears to cause less side-effects. Epirubicin has a different spatial orientation of the hydroxyl group at the 4' carbon of the sugar, which may account for its faster elimination and reduced toxicity. Epirubicin is primarily used against breast and ovarium cancer, gastric cancer, lung cancer, and lymphomas.
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Radiology publications: Fluorouracil, Epirubicin, and Cyclophosphamide With Either Docetaxe... http://bit.ly/1Xq8F2
Radiology_help (Radiology help) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:49:51 -0000
Radiology publications: Fluorouracil, Epirubicin, and Cyclophosphamide With Either Docetaxe... http://bit.ly/1Xq8F2
Heme/Onc: Fluorouracil, epirubicin, and cyclophosphamide with either docetaxel or vinorelbine, with or without trastuzum http://url4.eu/hNxB
MDLinx (Sandeep Pulim MD) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:23:57 -0000
Heme/Onc: Fluorouracil, epirubicin, and cyclophosphamide with either docetaxel or vinorelbine, with or without trastuzum http://url4.eu/hNxB
Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Epirubicin in Treating Women With Stage I or Stage II Breast Cancer http://bit.ly/1zCctr
trialscentral (Trials Central) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:03:37 -0000
Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Epirubicin in Treating Women With Stage I or Stage II Breast Cancer http://bit.ly/1zCctr
Ellence Consumer Information - FDA - Patient FAQ in html format with a link to approved labeling in pdf format.
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