Afatinib dimaleate

BeschreibungAfatinib dimaleate was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2013 for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Specifically, it was approved for patients presenting with metastatic NSCLC tumors which contain epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon deletions or exon 21 mutations. Afatinib dimaleate is a covalent inhibitor of ErbB tyrosine kinases (tyk), which downregulates ErbB signaling by irreversible binding of EGFR tyk binding sites. While no manufacturing route has been disclosed to date, the most scalable published route likely derives from two Boehringer Ingelheim patents.

VerwendenAfatinib Dimaleate is a salt of Afatinib {BIBW 2992), an aminocrotonylamino-substituted quinazoline derivative used for treating cancer and diseases of the respiratory tract, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, bile duct, and gallbladder. An anilino-quinazoline that irreversibly inhibits EGFR and HER2 kinase activity.

DefinitionChEBI: Afatinib dimaleate is a maleate salt obtained by combining afatinib with two molar equivalents of maleic acid. Used for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. It has a role as a tyrosine kinase inhibitor and an antineoplastic agent. It contains an afatinib.