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Drug Name | Rucaparib |
Trade Name | Rubraca |
Synonyms | AG014699|PF-01367338|CO-388|AG14447 |
Drug Descriptions |
Rubraca (rucaparib) binds to and inhibits PARP, which may result in accumulation of DNA damage and chemosensitization of tumor cells (PMID: 17363489). Rubraca (rucaparib) is FDA approved for use as a maintenance therapy in patients with platinum-sensitive recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer, for treatment in patients with epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer harboring deleterious somatic and/or germline BRCA mutations who received 2 or more chemotherapies, and in patients with a deleterious BRCA mutation (germline and/or somatic)-associated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who received anti-androgen therapy and a taxane-based therapy (FDA.gov). |
DrugClasses | PARP Inhibitor (Pan) 25 |
CAS Registry Number | 283173-50-2 |
NCIT ID | C137800 |