Title:Copanlisib: Novel PI3K Inhibitor for the Treatment of Lymphoma
Volume: 20
Issue: 10
Author(s): Anshul Kumar, Rohit Bhatia, Pooja Chawla , Durgadas Anghore , Vipin Saini and Ravindra K. Rawal *
Affiliation:
- Department of Chemistry, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana-133207, Haryana,India
Keywords:
Lymphoma, PI3K, copanlisib, systemic plasma clearance, lymph node enlargement, blood cancer.
Abstract: Lymphoma refers to a specialized category of blood cancers, which is characterized by lymph node
enlargement, reduced body weight, prolonged tiredness, and fever associated with sweats. Traditional treatment
strategies involve chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, and surgery. Copanlisib has emerged as a very
potent drug which acts through inhibiting PI3K enzyme. The FDA has approved it for specific treatment of follicular
Lymphoma in September 2017. Copanlisib induces tumor cell death along with the prevention of proliferation of
dominant malignant β-cells. Copanlisib has a large volume of distribution i.e., 871L (%CV 47.4), plasma protein
binding up to 15.8%, plasma half-life(t1/2) of 39.1h and the mean systemic plasma clearance 18.9 L/h (%CV 51.2).
In the present review, various aspects related to Copanlisib have been summarized, which include pathophysiology,
synthetic strategy, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and clinical studies. A special emphasis is paid on various
reported adverse effects and in silico/in vivo studies conducted on Copanlisib.