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PubChem
Name: gallium nitrate
PubChem Compound ID: 24853
Molecular formula: N3O9Tb
Molecular weight: 344.94 g/mol
Synonyms:
10043-27-3; NSC 177674; NITRIC ACID, TERBIUM(3+) SALT; Terbium nitrate (Tb(NO3)3); EINECS 233-138-7; Terbium trinitrate; Terbium nitrate (VAN); Terbium(3+) nitrate; NSC 15200
DrugBank
Identification
Name: gallium nitrate
Name (isomeric): DB05260
Drug Type: small molecule
Brand: Ganite
Category: Antineoplastic Agents
CAS number: 13494-90-1
Pharmacology
Indication: For the treatment of hypercalcemia. Also intended for the treatment of non-hodgkin's lymphoma.
Pharmacology:
Gallium nitrate exerts hypocalcemic effect by inhibiting calcium resorption from bone, possibly by stabilizing bone matrix, thereby reducing increased bone turnover. Gallium nitrate inhibits the growth of various lymphoma cell lines in vitro and exhibits antitumor activity in patients with lymphoma. The mechanism(s) of cytotoxicity is (are) only pa...
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Mechanism of Action:
Gallium nitrate is believed to exert a hypocalcemic effect by inhibiting calcium resorption from bone. Gallium nitrate localizes preferentially where bone resorption and remodeling is occurring, and inhibits osteoclast activity. Inhibition of resorption may occur via a reduction in increased bone turnover. It seems to enhance hydroxyapatite functio...
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Route of elimination: Gallium nitrate is not metabolized either by the liver or the kidney and appears to be significantly excreted via the kidney.
Half Life: Alpha: 1 hour. Beta: 24 hours, but lengthens to 72 to 115 hours with prolonged intravenous infusion.
Clearance: 0.15 L/hr/kg [cancer patients receiving daily infusion of gallium nitrate at a dose of 200 mg/m2 for 5 or 7 days]
Affected organisms: Humans and other mammals
Interactions
Drug interaction:
VancomycinAdditive nephrotoxic effects may occur. Avoid concomitant therapy.

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