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Pafolacianine Action Pathway
Homo sapiens
Drug Action Pathway
Pafolacianine is a folate analogue used for the treatment of ovarian cancer. It targets the folate receptor in cancer cells where they are overexpressed. Pafolacianine binds to the receptor and is absorbed via receptor-mediated endocytosis. It is an optical imaging drug that binds to the overexpressed folate receptors in cancer cells that allows the visualization of the tumors. The metabolism of pafolacianine is not known, with the knowledge cytochrome P450 enzymes do not metabolize the drug. It is administered intravenously and is eliminated through the urine and feces.
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Pafolacianine Pathway References
Bahler CD, Maniar V, Marley KN, Kheyfets SV, Shum CF, Sundaram CP: OTL-38-Guided Fluorescent Imaging in Renal Cell Cancer Robotic Partial Nephrectomy. J Endourol B Videourol. 2017 Feb 6;31(3):vid.2016.0068. doi: 10.1089/vid.2016.0068. eCollection 2017.
Pubmed: 32292641
Randall LM, Wenham RM, Low PS, Dowdy SC, Tanyi JL: A phase II, multicenter, open-label trial of OTL38 injection for the intra-operative imaging of folate receptor-alpha positive ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol. 2019 Oct;155(1):63-68. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.07.010. Epub 2019 Jul 27.
Pubmed: 31362825
Shum CF, Bahler CD, Low PS, Ratliff TL, Kheyfets SV, Natarajan JP, Sandusky GE, Sundaram CP: Novel Use of Folate-Targeted Intraoperative Fluorescence, OTL38, in Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: Report of the First Three Cases. J Endourol Case Rep. 2016 Nov 1;2(1):189-197. doi: 10.1089/cren.2016.0104. eCollection 2016.
Pubmed: 27868096
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