Ethyol
Ethyol Brand names, Ethyol Analogs
Ethyol Brand Names Mixture
- No information avaliable
Ethyol Chemical_Formula
C5H15N2O3PS
Ethyol RX_link
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/amifostine.htm
Ethyol fda sheet
Ethyol msds (material safety sheet)
Ethyol Synthesis Reference
No information avaliable
Ethyol Molecular Weight
214.224 g/mol
Ethyol Melting Point
No information avaliable
Ethyol H2O Solubility
1000 mg/mL
Ethyol State
Solid
Ethyol LogP
-1.043
Ethyol Dosage Forms
Powder for solution
Ethyol Indication
For reduction in the cumulative renal toxicity in patients with ovarian cancer (using cisplatin) and moderate to severe xerostomia in patients undergoing post-operative radiation treatment for head and neck cancer.
Ethyol Pharmacology
Amifostine is an organic thiophosphate cytoprotective agent indicated to reduce the cumulative renal toxicity associated with repeated administration of cisplatin in patients with advanced ovarian cancer or non-small cell lung cancer and also to reduce the incidence of moderate to severe xerostomia in patients undergoing post-operative radiation treatment for head and neck cancer. Amifostine is a prodrug that is dephosphorylated by alkaline phosphatase in tissues to a pharmacologically active free thiol metabolite, believed to be responsible for the reduction of the cumulative renal toxicity of cisplatin and for the reduction of the toxic effects of radiation on normal oral tissues. Healthy cells are preferentially protected because amifostine and metabolites are present in healthy cells at 100-fold greater concentrations than in tumour cells.
Ethyol Absorption
No information avaliable
Ethyol side effects and Toxicity
Rat LD50: 826 mg/kg
Ethyol Patient Information
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Ethyol Organisms Affected
Humans and other mammals
