Rolapitant

Rolapitant
Clinical data
Pronunciation/rˈlæpɪtænt/ roh-LAP-i-tant
Trade namesVarubi (US), Varuby (EU)
Other namesSCH 619734
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa615041
License data
Routes of
administration
By mouth (tablets), intravenous
Drug classNK1 receptor antagonists, antiemetics
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Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailabilitynearly 100%
Protein binding99.8%
MetabolismCYP3A4
MetabolitesC4-pyrrolidine-hydroxylated rolapitant (major)
Elimination half-life169–183 hours
ExcretionFeces (52–89%), urine (9–20%)
Identifiers
  • (5S,8S)-8-({(1R)-1-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy}methyl)- 8-phenyl-1,7-diazaspiro[4.5]decan-2-one
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.243.022
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC25H26F6N2O2
Molar mass500.485 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • FC(F)(F)c(c4)cc(C(F)(F)F)cc4C(C)OCC3(c2ccccc2)NCC1(CC3)NC(=O)CC1
  • InChI=1S/C25H26F6N2O2/c1-16(17-11-19(24(26,27)28)13-20(12-17)25(29,30)31)35-15-23(18-5-3-2-4-6-18)10-9-22(14-32-23)8-7-21(34)33-22/h2-6,11-13,16,32H,7-10,14-15H2,1H3,(H,33,34)/t16-,22-,23-/m1/s1
  • Key:FIVSJYGQAIEMOC-ZGNKEGEESA-N

Rolapitant (INN, trade name Varubi /vəˈrbi/ və-ROO-bee in the US and Varuby in the European Union) is a drug originally developed by Schering-Plough and licensed for clinical development by Tesaro, which acts as a selective NK1 receptor antagonist (antagonist for the NK1 receptor). It has been approved as a medication for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) after clinical trials showed it to have similar or improved efficacy and some improvement in safety over existing drugs for this application.