Orphan designation: Lutetium (177Lu)-N-[(4,7,10-Tricarboxymethyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododec-1-yl)acetyl]-D-phenylalanyl-L-cysteinyl-L-tyrosyl-D-tryptophanyl-L-lysyl-L-threoninyl-L-cysteinyl-L-threonine-cyclic(2-7)disulfide (lutetium (177Lu)…
This medicine is now known as lutetium (177Lu) oxodotreotide.
On 31 January 2008, orphan designation (EU/3/07/523) was granted by the European Commission to BioSynthema Global Operations B.V, the Netherlands, for lutetium (177Lu)-N-[(4,7,10-tricarboxymethyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododec-1-yl)acetyl]-D-phenylalanyl-L-cysteinyl-L-tyrosyl-D-tryptophanyl-L-lysyl-L-threoninyl-L-cysteinyl-L-threonine-cyclic(2-7)disulfide for the treatment of gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours.
The sponsorship was transferred to Advanced Accelerator Applications, France, in September 2011.
Lutetium (177Lu)-N-[(4,7,10-Tricarboxymethyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododec-1-yl)acetyl]-D-phenylalanyl-L-cysteinyl-L-tyrosyl-D-tryptophanyl-L-lysyl-L-threoninyl-L-cysteinyl-L-threonine-cyclic(2-7)disulfide has been authorised in the EU as Lutathera since 26 September 2017.
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