Cetrorelix

Cetrorelix (INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name, BANTooltip British Approved Name), or cetrorelix acetate (USANTooltip United States Adopted Name, JANTooltip Japanese Accepted Name), sold under the brand name Cetrotide, is an injectable gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist. A synthetic decapeptide, it is used in assisted reproduction to inhibit premature luteinizing hormone surges The drug works by blocking the action of GnRH upon the pituitary, thus rapidly suppressing the production and action of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). In addition, cetrorelix can be used to treat hormone-sensitive cancers of the prostate and breast (in pre-/perimenopausal women) and some benign gynaecological disorders (endometriosis, uterine fibroids and endometrial thinning). It is administered as either multiple 0.25 mg daily subcutaneous injections or as a single-dose 3 mg subcutaneous injection. The duration of the 3 mg single dose is four days; if human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is not administered within four days, a daily 0.25 mg dose is started and continued until hCG is administered.

Cetrorelix
Clinical data
Trade namesCetrotide, others
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
Routes of
administration
Subcutaneous injection
Drug classGnRH analogue; GnRH antagonist; Antigonadotropin
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • US: ℞-only
  • EU: Rx-only
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability85%
Protein binding86%
Elimination half-life62.8 hours / 3 mg single dose; 5 hours / 0.25 mg single dose; 20.6 hours / 0.25 mg multiple doses
Excretionfeces (5% to 10% as unchanged drug and metabolites); urine (2% to 4% as unchanged drug)
Identifiers
  • Acetyl-D-3-(2-naphtyl)-alanine-D-4-chlorophenylalanine-D-3-(3-pyridyl)- alanine-L-serine-L-tyrosine-D-citrulline-L-leucine-L-arginine-L-proline-D-alanine-amide
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ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.212.148
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC70H92ClN17O14
Molar mass1431.06 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
SMILES
  • CC(=O)N[C@H](Cc1ccc2ccccc2c1)C(=O)N[C@H](Cc1ccc(Cl)cc1)C(=O)N[C@H](Cc1cccnc1)C(=O)N[C@@H](CO)C(=O)N[C@@H](Cc1ccc(O)cc1)C(=O)N[C@H](CCCNC(N)=O)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCNC(=N)N)C(=O)N1CCC[C@H]1C(=O)N[C@H](C)C(N)=O
  • InChI=1S/C70H92ClN17O14/c1-39(2)31-52(61(94)82-51(15-9-28-77-69(73)74)68(101)88-30-10-16-58(88)67(100)79-40(3)59(72)92)83-60(93)50(14-8-29-78-70(75)102)81-63(96)54(34-43-20-25-49(91)26-21-43)86-66(99)57(38-89)87-65(98)56(36-45-11-7-27-76-37-45)85-64(97)55(33-42-18-23-48(71)24-19-42)84-62(95)53(80-41(4)90)35-44-17-22-46-12-5-6-13-47(46)32-44/h5-7,11-13,17-27,32,37,39-40,50-58,89,91H,8-10,14-16,28-31,33-36,38H2,1-4H3,(H2,72,92)(H,79,100)(H,80,90)(H,81,96)(H,82,94)(H,83,93)(H,84,95)(H,85,97)(H,86,99)(H,87,98)(H4,73,74,77)(H3,75,78,102)/t40-,50-,51+,52+,53-,54+,55-,56-,57+,58+/m1/s1 Y
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It is available as a generic medication.

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