Perifosine
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Also known as AEZS-104KRX-0401NSC-639966PerifosinaAlkylphospholipid analogueSID499931SID144206916SID174006514SID225144339
Summary
Perifosine (CHEMBL372764) is a phase-3 clinical-stage small-molecule EC 2.7.1.137 (phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase) inhibitor; indicated across 39 conditions including plasma cell myeloma and colorectal neoplasm; with CIViC clinical evidence for 3 variant-indication associations (e.g. PIK3CA E542K in thyroid cancer).
At a glance
- Status: Max clinical phase 3 (not approved)
- Modality: Small molecule
- Indications: 39 conditions
- Clinical trials: 42
- Precision-oncology evidence (CIViC): 3 variant–indication associations
- Chemistry: 461.7 Da · C25H52NO4P
Identifiers
Drug identity and classification
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ChEMBL ID | CHEMBL372764 |
| Name | Perifosine |
| Type | Small molecule |
| Max phase | 3 |
| FDA approved | no |
| PubChem CID | 148177 |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:67272 |
| Molecular formula | C25H52NO4P |
| Molecular weight | 461.7 |
| InChIKey | SZFPYBIJACMNJV-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOP(=O)([O-])OC1CC[N+](CC1)(C)C
IUPAC name: (1,1-dimethylpiperidin-1-ium-4-yl) octadecyl phosphate
ChEBI definition: A phospholipid consisting of 1,1-dimethylpiperidinium-4-yl hydrogen phosphate in which the hydrogen is replaced by a stearyl (octadecyl) group.
Pharmacological roles (ChEBI): EC 2.7.1.137 (phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase) inhibitor.
Also known as: AEZS-104, KRX-0401, NSC-639966, Perifosina, Perifosine, Alkylphospholipid analogue, SID499931, SID144206916, perifosine, SID174006514, SID225144339, PERIFOSINE
Patent coverage: 3,620 distinct patent families (15,127 SureChEMBL compound mentions), from 1 matched compound structure(s). Mentions count patents naming the compound (not distinct inventions), so promiscuous / reference molecules inflate the mention figure — families are the dedup metric.
Targets
Targets
Broader ChEMBL bioactivity targets: 4 (assay-derived). Sample: Mitogen-activated protein kinase 14, Telomerase reverse transcriptase, RAC-alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase, Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase isozyme L3.
Bioactivity
ChEMBL activities: 13 potent at pChembl ≥ 5 of 14 total. Top 100 by potency (10 = 0.1 nM, 6 = 1 µM):
| Target | pChembl | Type | Value | Unit | Activity ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCHL3 | 7.3 | IC50 | 50 | nM | CHEMBL_ACT_24772988 |
| TERT | 6.74 | IC50 | 184 | nM | CHEMBL_ACT_25506791 |
| TERT | 6.74 | IC50 | 184 | nM | CHEMBL_ACT_25506792 |
| TERT | 6.74 | IC50 | 184 | nM | CHEMBL_ACT_25506793 |
| TERT | 6.74 | IC50 | 184 | nM | CHEMBL_ACT_25506794 |
| TERT | 6.74 | IC50 | 184 | nM | CHEMBL_ACT_25506795 |
| TERT | 6.74 | IC50 | 184 | nM | CHEMBL_ACT_25506796 |
| TERT | 6.74 | IC50 | 184 | nM | CHEMBL_ACT_25506797 |
| TERT | 6.74 | IC50 | 184 | nM | CHEMBL_ACT_25506798 |
| TERT | 6.74 | IC50 | 184 | nM | CHEMBL_ACT_25506799 |
| TERT | 6.74 | IC50 | 184 | nM | CHEMBL_ACT_25506800 |
| MAPK14 | 5.92 | IC50 | 1200 | nM | CHEMBL_ACT_19256339 |
| AKT1 | 5.28 | IC50 | 5300 | nM | CHEMBL_ACT_12713907 |
Target pathways
No target-pathway data for this drug (no mapped target genes).
Indications & clinical
Indications
36 diseases in clinical trials (phase 1–3, investigational — not approved indications). Highest ChEMBL trial phase per disease; a non-cancer approved use is occasionally logged at phase 3 here.
| Disease (in trials) | Phase | MONDO | EFO |
|---|---|---|---|
| plasma cell myeloma | 3 | MONDO:0009693 | EFO:0001378 |
| colorectal neoplasm | 3 | MONDO:0005335 | MONDO:0005575 |
| B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia | 2 | MONDO:0004948 | EFO:0000095 |
| lymphoma | 2 | MONDO:0005062 | EFO:0000574 |
| leukemia | 2 | MONDO:0005059 | EFO:0000565 |
| prostate adenocarcinoma | 2 | MONDO:0005082 | EFO:0000673 |
| renal cell carcinoma | 2 | MONDO:0005086 | EFO:0000681 |
| cutaneous melanoma | 2 | MONDO:0005012 | EFO:0000389 |
| exocrine pancreatic carcinoma | 2 | MONDO:0005192 | EFO:0002618 |
| head and neck cancer | 2 | MONDO:0005627 | EFO:0006859 |
| Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia | 2 | MONDO:0100280 | EFO:0009441 |
| soft tissue sarcoma | 2 | MONDO:0018078 | EFO:1001968 |
| kidney cancer | 2 | MONDO:0002367 | MONDO:0002367 |
| breast neoplasm | 2 | MONDO:0021100 | MONDO:0007254 |
| colonic neoplasm | 2 | MONDO:0005401 | MONDO:0021063 |
| gastrointestinal stromal tumor | 2 | MONDO:0011719 | MONDO:0011719 |
| neoplasm | 1 | MONDO:0005070 | EFO:0000616 |
| non-small cell lung carcinoma | 1 | MONDO:0005233 | EFO:0003060 |
| myelodysplastic syndrome | 1 | MONDO:0018881 | EFO:0000198 |
| T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia | 1 | MONDO:0004963 | EFO:0000209 |
| acute monocytic leukemia | 1 | MONDO:0007896 | EFO:0000221 |
| acute myelomonocytic leukemia M4 | 1 | MONDO:0018871 | EFO:0000223 |
| acute promyelocytic leukemia | 1 | MONDO:0012883 | EFO:0000224 |
| chronic myeloid leukemia | 1 | MONDO:0011996 | EFO:0000339 |
| glioblastoma | 1 | MONDO:0018177 | EFO:0000519 |
| anaplastic astrocytoma | 1 | MONDO:0016684 | EFO:0002499 |
| anaplastic oligodendroglioma | 1 | MONDO:0016696 | EFO:0002501 |
| acute megakaryoblastic leukemia | 1 | MONDO:0018872 | EFO:0003025 |
| acute myeloblastic leukemia without maturation | 1 | MONDO:0005224 | EFO:0003027 |
| acute myeloblastic leukemia with maturation | 1 | MONDO:0020320 | EFO:0003028 |
| gliosarcoma | 1 | MONDO:0016681 | EFO:1001465 |
| acute erythroid leukemia | 1 | MONDO:0017858 | EFO:0000218 |
| glioma | 1 | MONDO:0021042 | MONDO:0003268 |
| ovarian cancer | 1 | MONDO:0008170 | MONDO:0008170 |
| brain neoplasm | 1 | MONDO:0021211 | EFO:0003833 |
| oligodendroglioma | 1 | MONDO:0016695 | MONDO:0002543 |
3 further indication records had no mapped disease name (EFO/MeSH-only) or were duplicates, and are omitted.
Clinical trials
Total trials: 42.
Phase distribution
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| PHASE2 | 21 |
| PHASE1 | 15 |
| PHASE1/PHASE2 | 3 |
| PHASE3 | 2 |
| Not specified | 1 |
Top trials by phase / activity
| NCT | Phase | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT01002248 | PHASE3 | TERMINATED | Assessment of Efficacy and Safety of Perifosine, Bortezomib and Dexamethasone in Multiple Myeloma Patients |
| NCT01097018 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Perifosine Plus Capecitabine Versus Placebo Plus Capecitabine in Patients With Refractory Advanced Colorectal Cancer |
| NCT00053781 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Perifosine in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Malignant Melanoma |
| NCT00053794 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Perifosine in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Locally Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma |
| NCT00053924 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Perifosine in Treating Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer |
| NCT00054145 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Perifosine in Treating Patients With Recurrent, Refractory, Locally Advanced, or Metastatic Breast Cancer |
| NCT00058214 | PHASE2 | TERMINATED | Perifosine in Treating Patients With Recurrent Prostate Cancer |
| NCT00059982 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Perifosine in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced, Unresectable, or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer |
| NCT00060437 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Perifosine in Treating Patients With Metastatic, Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer |
| NCT00062387 | PHASE2 | TERMINATED | Perifosine in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer |
| NCT00064324 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Perifosine in Treating Patients With Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma |
| NCT00375791 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Efficacy of Perifosine Alone and in Combination With Dexamethasone for Patients With Multiple Myeloma |
| NCT00389077 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Trial of Two Schedules of Perifosine for Patients With Solid Tumors or Lymphomas |
| NCT00391560 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Phase II Study of Perifosine in Patients With Refractory and Relapsed Leukemia |
| NCT00398710 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | A Phase II Study of Perifosine in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia |
| NCT00398879 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Placebo-Controlled Study of Perifosine + Single Agent Chemotherapy for Metastatic Cancer Patients |
| NCT00399789 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | COMPLETED | A Phase 1/2 Trial of Perifosine in the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer |
| NCT00401011 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Safety & Efficacy Study of Perifosine + Bortezomib +/- Dexamethasone for Multiple Myeloma Patients |
| NCT00401388 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | A Trial of Perifosine in Patients With Chemo-Insensitive Sarcomas |
| NCT00422656 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Perifosine in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia |
| NCT00448721 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | A Phase II Trial of Perifosine Following Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI) - Failure in Patients With Renal Cancer |
| NCT00455559 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Ph II Study of Perifosine Plus Gleevec for Patients With GIST |
| NCT00498966 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Ph II Study of Perifosine for Patients With Carcinoma of the Kidney |
| NCT00590954 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Clinical and Molecular-Metabolic Phase II Trial of Perifosine for Recurrent/Progressive Malignant Gliomas |
| NCT00873457 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Perifosine in Relapsed or Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma |
| NCT01051557 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Temsirolimus and Perifosine in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Malignant Glioma |
| NCT00005794 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | Perifosine in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors |
| NCT00019656 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | Perifosine in Treating Patients With Refractory Solid Tumors or Hematologic Cancer |
| NCT00301938 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | 7-Hydroxystaurosporine and Perifosine in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Acute Leukemia, Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia or High Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes |
| NCT00398697 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | Phase I Perifosine and Gemcitabine Study |
| NCT00398814 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | Phase I Study of Perifosine + Sorafenib for Patients With Advanced Cancers |
| NCT00399087 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | Phase I Trial of Docetaxel With Perifosine |
| NCT00399126 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | Phase I Trial of Paclitaxel With Perifosine |
| NCT00399152 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | Perifosine + Sunitinib Malate for Patients With Advanced Cancers |
| NCT00415064 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | Phase I Study of Perifosine + Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone for Patients With Multiple Myeloma |
| NCT00431054 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | Perifosine and Docetaxel in Patients With Relapsed Epithelial Ovarian Cancer |
| NCT00776867 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | Study of Single Agent Perifosine for Recurrent Pediatric Solid Tumors |
| NCT01048580 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | Study of Perifosine + Capecitabine for Colon Cancer Patients |
| NCT01049841 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | Perifosine With Temsirolimus for Recurrent Pediatric Solid Tumors |
| NCT01224730 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | A Food Effect and QTc Study of Perifosine in Patients With Advanced Malignancies |
| NCT02238496 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | Perifosine and Torisel (Temsirolimus) for Recurrent/Progressive Malignant Gliomas |
| NCT00847366 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Open Label Trial of Perifosine in Patients Currently Being Treated on Perifosine Trials in Solid Tumors or Multiple Myeloma |
Clinical evidence (CIViC)
Variant × indication × effect (3 predictive associations from 3 curated evidence items):
| Variant | Indication | Effect | Therapy | Level | CIViC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIK3CA E542K | Thyroid Cancer | Sensitivity/Response | Perifosine + Temsirolimus | CIViC D | EID1626 |
| PIK3CA H1047R | Thyroid Cancer | Sensitivity/Response | Perifosine + Temsirolimus | CIViC D | EID1625 |
| PTEN R130* | Thyroid Cancer | Sensitivity/Response | Perifosine + Temsirolimus | CIViC D | EID1627 |
Pharmacology
Pharmacogenomics
No CPIC/DPWG dosing guideline or drug-level clinical/variant annotations in PharmGKB for this molecule.
Related molecules
Related molecules
No competitor molecules sharing a primary target (ChEMBL phase ≥2 or PubChem drug-class).
Related Atlas pages
- Indicated for: thyroid gland carcinoma
- In clinical trials for: plasma cell myeloma, colorectal neoplasm, B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia, lymphoma, leukemia, prostate adenocarcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, cutaneous melanoma, exocrine pancreatic carcinoma, head and neck cancer, Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, soft tissue sarcoma, kidney cancer, breast neoplasm, colonic neoplasm, gastrointestinal stromal tumor