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Metabolism of macrocyclic drugs

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Not only this, the reduction in rotatable bonds and consequent reduction in susceptibility to metabolism is an additional benefit [4]. Synthetic macrocycles in oncology Pactritinib is a multi-kinase JAK2/FLT3 inhibitor used for the treatment of primary and secondary myelofibrosis, approved by the FDA in 2022. Chen et al.,

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Metabolism of de novo designed macrocyclic drugs

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Not only this, the reduction in rotatable bonds and consequent reduction in susceptibility to metabolism is an additional benefit [4]. Synthetic macrocycles in oncology Pactritinib is a multi-kinase inhibitor used for the treatment of primary and secondary myelofibrosis and was approved by the FDA in 2022. Chen et al., 39, 1544-1556.

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Metabolism of 2022 FDA approved small molecule drugs PART 2

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Metabolism of 2022 FDA approved small molecule drugs part 2 Mixing it Up By Julia Shanu-Wilson In Part 1 of this topic we looked at metabolism of the small molecule drugs approved by the FDA in 2022 that were mediated by CYP3A4. Drug Metabolism and Disposition 50 (8) 1106-1118; DOI: [link] [4] Fell et al.,