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Drug ReportsGemcitabine
Gemcitabine
Gemcitabine (gemcitabine) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Gemcitabine was first approved as Gemzar on 1996-05-15. It is used to treat breast neoplasms, non-small-cell lung carcinoma, ovarian neoplasms, and pancreatic ductal carcinoma in the USA. The pharmaceutical is active against ribonucleoside-diphosphate reductase large subunit and ribonucleoside-diphosphate reductase subunit M2.
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neoplasmsD009369
digestive system diseasesD004066
respiratory tract diseasesD012140
urogenital diseasesD000091642
skin and connective tissue diseasesD017437
endocrine system diseasesD004700
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Gemcitabine (discontinued: Gemcitabine, Gemzar, Infugem)
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Gemcitabine hydrochloride
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GEMCITABINE HYDROCHLORIDEAccord HealthcareN-209604 RX2017-08-03
4 products, RLD, RS
GEMCITABINE HYDROCHLORIDEHospiraN-200795 RX2011-08-04
3 products, RLD, RS
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avgemsiNew Drug Application2025-08-04
gemcitabineANDA2025-07-23
gemcitabine gemcitabineANDA2019-09-12
gemcitabine hydrochlorideANDA2025-01-09
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breast neoplasmsEFO_0003869D001943C50
ovarian neoplasmsEFO_0003893D010051C56
pancreatic ductal carcinoma—D021441—
non-small-cell lung carcinoma—D002289—
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Gemcitabine Hydrochloride, Infugem, Sun Pharm
92419482033-07-01DP
ATC Codes
L: Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents
— L01: Antineoplastic agents
— L01B: Antimetabolites
— L01BC: Pyrimidine analogues, antineoplastic antimetabolites
— L01BC05: Gemcitabine
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J9198
Injection, gemcitabine hydrochloride, (infugem), 100 mg
J9201
Injection, gemcitabine hydrochloride, not otherwise specified, 200 mg
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3445 clinical trials
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Biliary tract neoplasmsD001661—C24.9——1——1
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Drug common nameGemcitabine
INNgemcitabine
Description
Gemcitabine is a 2'-deoxycytidine having geminal fluoro substituents in the 2'-position. An inhibitor of ribonucleotide reductase, gemcitabine is used in the treatment of various carcinomas, particularly non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, bladder cancer and breast cancer. It has a role as a photosensitizing agent, a DNA synthesis inhibitor, a prodrug, an EC 1.17.4.1 (ribonucleoside-diphosphate reductase) inhibitor, an environmental contaminant, a xenobiotic, a radiosensitizing agent, an antineoplastic agent, an antimetabolite, an antiviral drug and an immunosuppressive agent. It is an organofluorine compound and a pyrimidine 2'-deoxyribonucleoside.
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Small molecule
Drug classnucleoside antiviral or antineoplastic agents, cytarabine or azarabine derivatives
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Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence)
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)C2(F)F)c(=O)n1
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CAS-ID95058-81-4
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ChEMBL IDCHEMBL888
ChEBI ID175901
PubChem CID60750
DrugBankDB00441
UNII IDB76N6SBZ8R (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
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