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Also known as AP24534, Iclusig®, AP 24534, Ponatinibum

Ponatinib, sold under the brand name Iclusig, is a medication used for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia and Philadelphia chromosome–positive (Ph+) acute lymphoblastic leukemia. It was developed by Ariad Pharmaceuticals. It is a multi-targeted tyrosine-kinase inhibitor. Some forms of chronic myeloid leukemia, those that have the T315I mutation, are resistant to current therapies such as imatinib. Ponatinib has been designed to be effective against these types of tumors.

Key facts

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4340891KFS
Drug.KEGG
D09950
Drug.ChEBI
78543
Drug.ChEMBL
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Drug.tradename
Iclusig
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a613029
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Drug.legal_CA
Rx-only

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Wikidata facts

Mass
532.22
Has use
medication
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Commons category
Ponatinib
chemical formula
C₂₉H₂₇F₃N₆O
medical condition treated
gastrointestinal stromal tumor
canonical SMILES
CC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C(=O)NC2=CC(=C(C=C2)CN3CCN(CC3)C)C(F)(F)F)C#CC4=CN=C5N4N=CC=C5
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
ponatinib
stylized name
PONATinib
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Medical uses
  • Adverse effects
  • Clinical trials
  • Mechanism of action
  • Society and culture
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  • Economics
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Ponatinib, sold under the brand name Iclusig, is a medication used for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia and Philadelphia chromosome–positive (Ph+) acute lymphoblastic leukemia. It was developed by Ariad Pharmaceuticals. It is a multi-targeted tyrosine-kinase inhibitor. Some forms of chronic myeloid leukemia, those that have the T315I mutation, are resistant to current therapies such as imatinib. Ponatinib has been designed to be effective against these types of tumors.

Ponatinib was approved for medical use in the United States in December 2012, and in the European Union in July 2013.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “ponatinib” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.