Amrubicin (Calsed)

Also known as AMR or SM-5887. Available in Japan.

General information

Class/mechanism: Synthetic anthracycline, topoisomerase II inhibitor.
Route: IV
Extravasation: no information

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Clinical trials

• Trial of Amrubicin as Treatment for Patients With HER2-Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer
• Amrubicin + Cyclophosphamide in Advanced Solid Organ Malignancies
• AMR PH GL 2007 CL 001 Phase 3 Trial in Patients With Small Cell Lung Cancer After Failure of First-Line Chemotherapy
• A Trial of Amrubicin and Carboplatin With Pegfilgrastim in Patients With Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
• A Phase I Study to Assess the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Potential Effects of Amrubicin on the QT/QTc Interval in Cancer Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors.
• Study of Amrubicin With or Without Cisplatin Versus Etoposide-cisplatin for Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Study Comparing Amrubicin Versus Topotecan in Patients With Small Cell Lung Cancer Who Have Responded to Prior Therapy.
• Study of Amrubicin in Patients With Small Cell Lung Cancer Refractory or Progressive to Prior Therapy
• A Phase II Study of Amrubicin in Relapsed or Refractory Thymic Malignancies
• Phase I/II Amrubicin in Combo With Lenalidomide + Weekly Dexamethasone in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
• Amrubicin Chemotherapy as First Line in Metastatic or Unresectable Soft Tissue Sarcoma (ARSARC-PI-0010)
• Trial of Amrubicin as Second-Line Therapy in Patients With Advanced/Metastatic Refractory Urothelial Carcinoma
• Phase3 Study of Amrubicin With Cisplatin Versus Etoposide-cisplatin for Extensive Disease Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Amrubicin and Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Relapsed Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Amrubicin (AMR) Trial in Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
• Amrubicin Study for Elderly Patients With Extensive-disease Small-cell Lung Cancer (ED-SCLC)

Patient drug information

No information available.