Carmustine polifeprosan 20 wafer - Arbor Pharmaceuticals/ Eisai
Alternative Names: BCNU; BIODEL carmustine; Carmustine BIODEL; Gliadel; Gliadel® Wafer; NPC-08; NSC-409962; WR-139021Latest Information Update: 05 Nov 2023
At a glance
- Originator Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Developer Arbor Pharmaceuticals; Eisai Co Ltd; Nobelpharma; Orphan Australia
- Class Antineoplastics; Nitrosourea compounds; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Alkylating agents; DNA synthesis inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity No
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Glioma