Pafolacianine Sodium
FDA-approved product (solution, intravenous), marketed as Cytalux.
- Registered studies
- 1
- Lab records
- 0
- Pathogens at ≥40%
- 4 of 4
Chemical structure
Existing / approved use
Documented · FDA, WHO, ChEMBLNo approved indication recorded
ChEMBL records no approved indication for Pafolacianine Sodium. Its therapeutic class is shown instead.
- WHO therapeutic group
- Other diagnostic agents
- Anti-infective classification
- Not classified as an anti-infective.
Repurposing investigation
This medicine is being investigated here for AI-predicted antimicrobial activity against E. coli, MRSA, K. pneumoniae and M. tuberculosis. It was surfaced computationally for further investigation; it is not an established treatment for these infections.
AI-predicted activity
AI prediction · nothing measured- MRSA63.6% AI-predicted activityAt or above the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates.
- E. coli61.4% AI-predicted activityAt or above the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates.
- K. pneumoniae47.8% AI-predicted activityAt or above the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates.
- M. tuberculosis65.1% AI-predicted activityAt or above the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates.
A model’s estimate of laboratory activity against each pathogen species. It is not clinical effectiveness.
Evidence
Clinical and experimental
Documented evidenceClinical
1registered study names this medicine, for any condition. See them below.
Experimental
No evidence found
No laboratory measurement against the four pathogens in the ChEMBL records loaded here.
Docking
Computational · nothing measuredDihydrofolate reductase ↗ (E. coli)
Not yet docked: queued in the docking rundetails
KPC-2 carbapenemase ↗ (K. pneumoniae)
Not yet docked: queued in the docking rundetails
Enoyl-ACP reductase (InhA) ↗ (M. tuberculosis)
Not yet docked: queued in the docking rundetails
Dihydrofolate reductase ↗ (MRSA)
Not yet docked: queued in the docking rundetails
AutoDock Vina, one experimentally solved protein per pathogen. This project’s screening target is -7.0 kcal/mol, its own mark rather than a universal cutoff. A docking score is a structural hypothesis, not proof of binding, and requires experimental validation.
Other medicines to investigate
AI prediction · nothing measuredOther repurposing candidates: approved medicines besides Pafolacianine Sodium with AI-predicted activity ≥40% against the chosen pathogen, leaving out existing antimicrobials. They are computational candidates for further investigation, not alternatives and not recommendations.
Sorted by AI-predicted activity, high to low. The order is not a ranking of which medicine is better.
- Desmopressin AcetateExisting use: Central diabetes insipidus, Diabetes insipidus, Enuresis and 5 more55.8% AI-predicted activityagainst E. coli50+ registered studies
- OxytocinExisting use: Hemorrhage, Uterine Inertia55.8% AI-predicted activityagainst E. coli50+ registered studies
- Cetrorelix AcetateExisting use: Ovulation Inhibition, Positive regulation of ovulation55.7% AI-predicted activityagainst E. coli50+ registered studies
- Setmelanotide AcetateExisting use: Obesity55.6% AI-predicted activityagainst E. coliNo documented evidence found
- OlaparibExisting use: Breast cancer, Breast carcinoma, Breast neoplasm and 9 more55.6% AI-predicted activityagainst E. coli50+ registered studies
- LurbinectedinExisting use: Cancer, Neoplasm, Small cell lung carcinoma55.4% AI-predicted activityagainst E. coli50+ registered studies
- Ganirelix AcetateExisting use: Female infertility, Positive regulation of ovulation, Reproductive Techniques, Assisted55.4% AI-predicted activityagainst E. coli50+ registered studies
- Icatibant AcetateExisting use: Angioedema, Hereditary angioedema55.2% AI-predicted activityagainst E. coli33 registered studies
- Dihydroergotamine MesylateExisting use: Migraine disorder55.2% AI-predicted activityagainst E. coli21 registered studies
- Triptorelin PamoateExisting use: Central precocious puberty, Metastatic prostate cancer, Neoplasm and 3 more55.2% AI-predicted activityagainst E. coli50+ registered studies
- LypressinExisting use: Vasopressin and analogues55.1% AI-predicted activityagainst E. coli50+ registered studies
- PimozideExisting use: Psychosis, Tics, Tourette syndrome55.1% AI-predicted activityagainst E. coli15 registered studies
Registered studies
A registration describes a study; it does not establish a positive result.
An Imaging Agent (Pafolacianine) for Identifying Lesions in Pediatric Patients With Primary or Metastatic Solid Tumors
NCT06915727 · start 2025-04-15
Registered record
- Registry ID
- NCT06915727
- Conditions
- Childhood Malignant Solid Neoplasm; Childhood Malignant Thoracic Neoplasm; Malignant Abdominal Neoplasm; Malignant Neck Neoplasm; Malignant Pelvic Neoplasm; Metastatic Childhood Malignant Solid Neoplasm
- Interventions
- Biospecimen Collection; Near Infrared Imaging; Pafolacianine Sodium; Surgical Procedure
- Study type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Registry status
- Recruiting
- Start
- 2025-04-15
- Completion
- 2027-05-01
- Enrolment
- 20
As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.
ConditionChildhood Malignant Solid Neoplasm; Childhood Malignant Thoracic Neoplasm; Malignant Abdominal Neoplasm; Malignant Neck Neoplasm +2 moreInterventionBiospecimen Collection; Near Infrared Imaging; Pafolacianine Sodium; Surgical ProcedurePhasePhase 3Registry statusRecruiting