Rolapitant

BeschreibungRolapitant [5S,8S)-8-[[(1R)-1-[3,5 bis(trifluoromethyl phenyl] ethoxy]methyl]-8-phenyl-1,7-diazaspiro[4.5]decan-2-one] is a highaffinity NK1 receptor antagonist recently approved under the name Varubi as a treatment for nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Rolapitant is metabolized in vivo primarily by CYP3A4 to form the major metabolite M19.[3]

DefinitionChEBI: Rolapitant is an azaspiro compound that is 1,7-diazaspiro[4.5]decan-2-one carrying additional phenyl and 1-{[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy}methyl substituents at position 8. Used (in the form of the hydrochloride hydrate) for the prevention of delayed nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses of emetogenic cancer chemotherapy. It has a role as an antiemetic and a neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist. It is an ether, an azaspiro compound, a member of pyrrolidin-2-ones, a member of piperidines and an organofluorine compound. It is a conjugate base of a rolapitant(1+).