Adalimumab
Severe
Database
Drug interaction classified as: synergy
Source: DDInter
Drug reference
ixabepilone
Epothilone · Antineoplastic
EpothiloneAntineoplastic
CDSCO approved
EXCRETION
—
not curated
INTERACTIONS
12 major
SEVERE in our sources
PREGNANCY
—
not curated
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Mechanism
Ixabepilone binds to a β-tubulin pocket located on the luminal side of microtubules (the taxane site) and can trigger microtubule nucleation at multiple sites away from the centriole. This dysfunctional microtubule stabilization triggers cell-cycle arrest at the G2-M interface and apoptosis.
Indications
Metastatic breast cancer (resistant to or pretreated with anthracyclines and resistant to taxanes)Metastatic breast cancer (monotherapy in patients who have previously progressed through treatment with anthracyclines, taxanes, and capecitabine)
Dosing
- Adult
- Approximately 40 mg/m2 administered as monotherapy or in combination with capecitabine over 3 h every 3 weeks. Patients should be premedicated with both an H1 and an H2 antagonist before receiving ixabepilone to minimize hypersensitivity reactions.…
Pharmacokinetics
Half-life
52 h (plasma t1/2)
Protein binding
Delivered in cremophor (polyoxyethylated castor oil/ethanol) due to minimal aqueous solubility.
Excretion
Cleared by hepatic CYPs.
Side effects
Common
NeutropeniaPeripheral sensory neuropathyFatigueDiarrheaAsthenia
Serious
- Infusion reactions (due to cremophor, infrequent with premedication)
Drug interactions
Baricitinib
Severe
Database
Drug interaction classified as: synergy
Source: DDInter
Berotralstat
Severe
Database
Drug interaction classified as: metabolism
Source: DDInter
Certolizumab
Severe
Database
Drug interaction classified as: synergy
Source: DDInter
Cladribine
Severe
Database
Drug interaction classified as: synergy
Source: DDInter
Clozapine
Severe
Database
Drug interaction classified as: synergy
Source: DDInter
Deferiprone
Severe
Database
Clinical effect not specified
Source: DDInter
Etanercept
Severe
Database
Drug interaction classified as: synergy
Source: DDInter
Fingolimod
Severe
Database
Drug interaction classified as: synergy
Source: DDInter
Golimumab
Severe
Database
Clinical effect not specified
Source: DDInter
Infliximab
Severe
Database
Clinical effect not specified
Source: DDInter
Leflunomide
Severe
Database
Clinical effect not specified
Source: DDInter
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Textbook-sourced·Sources: Goodman & Gilman 14e·Updated: 2026-05-13