Palbociclib

Palbociclib
Clinical data
Pronunciation/ˌpælboʊˈsaɪklɪb/
PAL-boh-SYE-klib
Trade namesIbrance, others
Other namesPD-0332991
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa615013
License data
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: D
Routes of
administration
By mouth
ATC code
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Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability46%
Protein binding85%
MetabolismLiver (CYP3A, SULT2A1, glucuronidation)
Elimination half-life29 (±5) hours
Excretion74% feces, 18% urine
Identifiers
  • 6-Acetyl-8-cyclopentyl-5-methyl-2-{[5-(1-piperazinyl)-2-pyridinyl]amino}pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7(8H)-one
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PDB ligand
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.238.221
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC24H29N7O2
Molar mass447.543 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C2N(c1nc(ncc1/C(=C2/C(=O)C)C)Nc3ncc(cc3)N4CCNCC4)C5CCCC5
  • InChI=1S/C24H29N7O2/c1-15-19-14-27-24(28-20-8-7-18(13-26-20)30-11-9-25-10-12-30)29-22(19)31(17-5-3-4-6-17)23(33)21(15)16(2)32/h7-8,13-14,17,25H,3-6,9-12H2,1-2H3,(H,26,27,28,29)
  • Key:AHJRHEGDXFFMBM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Palbociclib, sold under the brand name Ibrance among others, is an anti-cancer medication used for the treatment of HR-positive and HER2-negative breast cancer. It was developed by Pfizer. It is a selective inhibitor of the cyclin-dependent kinases CDK4 and CDK6. Palbociclib was the first CDK4/6 inhibitor to be approved as a cancer therapy.

The most common side effects include neutropenia (low blood levels of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell that fights infection), infections, leucopenia (low white blood cell counts), tiredness, nausea (feeling sick), stomatitis (inflammation of the lining of the mouth), anemia (low red blood cell counts), diarrhea, alopecia (hair loss), and thrombocytopenia (low blood platelet counts). The most common severe side effects include neutropenia, leucopenia, infections, anemia, tiredness, and increased blood levels of liver enzymes (aspartate and alanine transaminases).