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Also known as SOM230, cyclo((4R)-4-(2-Aminoethylcarbamoyloxy)-L-prolyl-L-phenylglycyl-D-tryptophyl-L-lysyl-4-O-benzyl-L-tyrosyl-L- phenylalanyl-), SOM-230, Pasireotida, SOM 230, Pasireotidum

Pasireotide, sold under the brand name Signifor, is an orphan drug approved in the United States and the European Union for the treatment of Cushing's disease in patients who fail or are ineligible for surgical therapy. It was developed by Novartis. Pasireotide is a somatostatin analog with a 40-fold increased affinity to somatostatin receptor 5 compared to other somatostatin analogs.

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Mass
1046.501424
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chemical formula
C₅₈H₆₆N₁₀O₉
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
pasireotide
canonical SMILES
C1C(CN2C1C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C2=O)CC3=CC=CC=C3)CC4=CC=C(C=C4)OCC5=CC=CC=C5)CCCCN)CC6=CNC7=CC=CC=C76)C8=CC=CC=C8)OC(=O)NCCN
isomeric SMILES
NCCCC[C@@H]1NC(=O)[C@@H](CC2=CNC3=C2C=CC=C3)NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H]4C[C@H](CN4C(=O)[C@H](CC5=CC=CC=C5)NC(=O)[C@H](CC6=CC=C(OCC7=CC=CC=C7)C=C6)NC1=O)OC(=O)NCCN)C8=CC=CC=C8
defined daily dose
1.2
NCI Thesaurus ID
C69131
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Pasireotide, sold under the brand name Signifor, is an orphan drug approved in the United States and the European Union for the treatment of Cushing's disease in patients who fail or are ineligible for surgical therapy. It was developed by Novartis. Pasireotide is a somatostatin analog with a 40-fold increased affinity to somatostatin receptor 5 compared to other somatostatin analogs.

The most common side effects include hyperglycaemia (high blood sugar levels), diabetes, diarrhoea, abdominal pain (stomach ache), nausea (feeling sick), cholelithiasis (gallstones), injection site reactions, and tiredness.

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