Motixafortide
Clinical data
Trade namesAphexda
Other namesBL-8040
License data
Routes of
administration
Subcutaneous
Drug classAntineoplastic
ATC code
  • None
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC97H144FN33O19S2
Molar mass2159.55 g·mol−1

Motixafortide, sold under the brand name Aphexda, is a medication used for the treatment of multiple myeloma.[1] Motixafortide is a hematopoietic stem cell mobilizer and a CXCR4 antagonist.[1] It is given by subcutaneous injection.[1]

Motixafortide was approved for medical use in the United States in September 2023.[3][4]

Medical uses

Motixafortide is indicated in combination with filgrastim, a granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), to mobilize hematopoietic stem cells to the peripheral blood for collection and subsequent autologous transplantation in people with multiple myeloma.[1][3]

Society and culture

Names

Motixafortide is the international nonproprietary name.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Aphexda- motixafortide injection, powder, lyophilized, for solution". DailyMed. 4 September 2023. Archived from the original on 14 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. "Aphexda- motixafortide acetate injection, powder, lyophilized, for solution". DailyMed. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Aphexda approval letter" (PDF). 8 September 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 September 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. "BioLineRx Announces FDA Approval of Aphexda (motixafortide) in Combination with Filgrastim (G-CSF) to Mobilize Hematopoietic Stem Cells for Collection and Subsequent Autologous Transplantation in Patients with Multiple Myeloma" (Press release). BioLineRx Ltd. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023 via PR Newswire.
  5. World Health Organization (2019). "International nonproprietary names for pharmaceutical substances (INN): recommended INN: list 82". WHO Drug Information. 33 (3). hdl:10665/330879.

Further reading

  • Clinical trial number NCT03246529 for "A Phase III, Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Combination Treatment of BL-8040 and G-GSF as Compared to Placebo and G-CSF for thE MobilizatioN of HematopoiEtic Stem Cells for Autologous TransplantatIon in SubjectS With MM (GENESIS)" at ClinicalTrials.gov


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