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vorinostat (Zolinza, SAHA)

Indications: - advanced skin cancer - cutaneous T-cell lymphoma [4] - stage 3 or 4 mycoses fungoides [5] Dosage: oral Mechanism of action: - histone deacetylase inhibitor; inhibits HDAC2 - enhances memory in mice [2]

General

histone decetylase inhibitor antineoplastic enzyme inhibitor

Database Correlations

PUBCHEM cid=5311

References

  1. Prescriber's Letter 14(2): 2007 New drugs approved by the FDA in 2006 Detail-Document#: 2302213 (subscription needed) http://www.prescribersletter.com
  2. Guan J-S et al. HDAC2 negatively regulates memory formation and synaptic plasticity Nature 2009 May 7; 459:55. PMID: 19424149
  3. Graff J et al. An epigenetic blockade of cognitive functions in the neurodegenerating brain. Nature 2012 Mar 8; 483:222 PMID: 22388814
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  5. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015