Larotrectinib

**Semantic type:** Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** An orally available, tropomyosin receptor kinase (Trk) inhibitor, with potential antineoplastic activity. Upon administration, larotrectinib binds to Trk, thereby preventing neurotrophin-Trk interaction and Trk activation, which results in both the induction of cellular apoptosis and the inhibition of cell growth in tumors that overexpress Trk. Trk, a receptor tyrosine kinase activated by neurotrophins, is mutated in a variety of cancer cell types and plays an important role in tumor cell growth and survival.

**Synonyms:** - 1-Pyrrolidinecarboxamide, N-(5-((2R)-2-(2,5-difluorophenyl)-1-pyrrolidinyl)pyrazolo(1,5-a)pyrimidin-3-yl)-3-hydroxy-, (3S)- - 3S)-N-(5-((2R)-2-(2,5-Difluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)pyrazolo(1,5-a)pyrimidin-3-yl)-3-hydroxypyrrolidine- 1-carboxamide - ARRY 470 - LAROTRECTINIB - LOXO 101 - LOXO-101 - LOXO101