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2D Structure
Also known as: Prohance, 120066-54-8, Sq-32692, Dsstox_cid_28588, Dsstox_rid_82859, Dsstox_gsid_48662
Molecular Formula
C17H29GdN4O7
Molecular Weight
558.7  g/mol
InChI Key
DPNNNPAKRZOSMO-UHFFFAOYSA-K
FDA UNII
0199MV609F

Gadoteridol provides contrast enhancement of the brain, spine and surrounding tissues resulting in improved visualization (compared with unenhanced MRI) of lesions with abnormal vascularity or those thought to cause a disruption of the normal blood brain barrier. Gadoteridol can also be used for whole body contrast enhanced MRI including the head, neck, liver, breast, musculoskeletal system and soft tissue pathologies. n MRI, visualization of normal and pathological brain tissue depends in part on variations in the radiofrequency signal intensity that occur with changes in proton density, alteration of the T1, and variation in T2. When placed in a magnetic field, gadoteridol shortens the T1 relaxation time in tissues where it accumulates. Abnormal vascularity or disruption of the blood-brain barrier allows accumulation of gadoteridol in lesions such as neoplasms, abscesses, and subacute infarcts.
Gadoteridol is a Paramagnetic Contrast Agent. The mechanism of action of gadoteridol is as a Magnetic Resonance Contrast Activity.
1 2D Structure

2D Structure

2 Identification
2.1 Computed Descriptors
2.1.1 IUPAC Name
2-[4,7-bis(carboxylatomethyl)-10-(2-hydroxypropyl)-1,4,7,10-tetrazacyclododec-1-yl]acetate;gadolinium(3+)
2.1.2 InChI
InChI=1S/C17H32N4O7.Gd/c1-14(22)10-18-2-4-19(11-15(23)24)6-8-21(13-17(27)28)9-7-20(5-3-18)12-16(25)26;/h14,22H,2-13H2,1H3,(H,23,24)(H,25,26)(H,27,28);/q;+3/p-3
2.1.3 InChI Key
DPNNNPAKRZOSMO-UHFFFAOYSA-K
2.1.4 Canonical SMILES
CC(CN1CCN(CCN(CCN(CC1)CC(=O)[O-])CC(=O)[O-])CC(=O)[O-])O.[Gd+3]
2.2 Other Identifiers
2.2.1 UNII
0199MV609F
2.3 Synonyms
2.3.1 MeSH Synonyms

1. Gadolinium 1,4,7-tris(carboxymethyl)-10-(2'-hydroxypropyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane

2. Gadolinium 1,4,7-triscarboxymethyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane

3. Gadolinium Hp-do3a

4. Gd(do3a)

5. Gd-hp-d03a

6. Gd-hp-do3a

7. Gd-hpdo3a

8. Gd-hydroxypropyl-d03a

9. Gdhpdo3a

10. Prohance

11. Sq 32,692

12. Sq 32692

13. Sq-32692

2.3.2 Depositor-Supplied Synonyms

1. Prohance

2. 120066-54-8

3. Sq-32692

4. Dsstox_cid_28588

5. Dsstox_rid_82859

6. Dsstox_gsid_48662

7. Gd-hpdo3a

8. Gd-hp-do3a

9. Cas-120066-54-8

10. 0199mv609f

11. Nsc-760055

12. Ncgc00182068-02

13. Ncgc00182068-03

14. Sq 32,692

15. Prohance (tn)

16. Gadoteridol [mi]

17. Gadolinium 2,2',2''-[10-(2-hydroxypropyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-triyl]triacetate

18. Gadoteridol [inn]

19. Gadoteridol [jan]

20. Gd(hp-do3a)

21. Gadoteridol [hsdb]

22. Gadoteridol [usan]

23. Gadoteridol [vandf]

24. Gadoteridol [mart.]

25. Gadoteridol [usp-rs]

26. Gadoteridol [who-dd]

27. Gadoteridol (jan/usp/inn)

28. Schembl1650466

29. Dtxsid2048662

30. Gadoteridol [orange Book]

31. Gadoteridol [usp Impurity]

32. Hms3264d11

33. Moli001032

34. Gadoteridol [usp Monograph]

35. Bcp13402

36. Tox21_113025

37. Tox21_113128

38. Tox21_113025_1

39. Ccg-213206

40. Db00597

41. Ncgc00182068-04

42. 2-[4,7-bis(carboxylatomethyl)-10-(2-hydroxypropyl)-1,4,7,10-tetrazacyclododec-1-yl]acetate;gadolinium(3+)

43. D01137

44. Q5516429

45. (+/-)-(10-(2-hydroxypropyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-triacetato(3-))gadolinium.

46. Gadolinium, (10-(2-hydroxypropyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-triacetato(3-)-n1,n4,n7,n10,o1,o4,o7,o10)-

2.4 Create Date
2005-03-27
3 Chemical and Physical Properties
Molecular Weight 558.7 g/mol
Molecular Formula C17H29GdN4O7
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count11
Rotatable Bond Count5
Exact Mass559.12774 g/mol
Monoisotopic Mass559.12774 g/mol
Topological Polar Surface Area154 Ų
Heavy Atom Count29
Formal Charge0
Complexity471
Isotope Atom Count0
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count1
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Covalently Bonded Unit Count2
4 Drug and Medication Information
4.1 Drug Information
1 of 4  
Drug NameProhance
PubMed HealthGadoteridol (Injection)
Drug ClassesRadiological Non-Ionic Contrast Media
Drug LabelProHance (Gadoteridol) Injection is a nonionic contrast medium for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), available as a 0.5M sterile clear colorless to slightly yellow aqueous solution in vials and syringes for intravenous injection.Gadoteridol is the ga...
Active IngredientGadoteridol
Dosage FormInjectable
RouteInjection
Strength279.3mg/ml
Market StatusPrescription
CompanyBracco

2 of 4  
Drug NameProhance multipack
Active IngredientGadoteridol
Dosage FormInjectable
RouteInjection
Strength279.3mg/ml
Market StatusPrescription
CompanyBracco

3 of 4  
Drug NameProhance
PubMed HealthGadoteridol (Injection)
Drug ClassesRadiological Non-Ionic Contrast Media
Drug LabelProHance (Gadoteridol) Injection is a nonionic contrast medium for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), available as a 0.5M sterile clear colorless to slightly yellow aqueous solution in vials and syringes for intravenous injection.Gadoteridol is the ga...
Active IngredientGadoteridol
Dosage FormInjectable
RouteInjection
Strength279.3mg/ml
Market StatusPrescription
CompanyBracco

4 of 4  
Drug NameProhance multipack
Active IngredientGadoteridol
Dosage FormInjectable
RouteInjection
Strength279.3mg/ml
Market StatusPrescription
CompanyBracco

4.2 Therapeutic Uses

Contrast Media

National Library of Medicine's Medical Subject Headings. Gadoteridol. Online file (MeSH, 2014). Available from, as of October 23, 2014: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2014/mesh_browser/MBrowser.html


ProHance (Gadoteridol) Injection is indicated for use in MRI in adults and children over 2 years of age to visualize lesions with abnormal vascularity in the brain (intracranial lesions), spine and associated tissues. /Included in US product label/

NIH; DailyMed. Current Medication Information for ProHance (Gadoteridol) Injection, Solution (Revised: September 2011). Available from, as of October 29, 2014: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=778aee03-7d4c-481a-be8a-a75db0702f5a


ProHance is indicated for use in MRI in adults to visualize lesions in the head and neck. /Included in US product label/

NIH; DailyMed. Current Medication Information for ProHance (Gadoteridol) Injection, Solution (Revised: September 2011). Available from, as of October 29, 2014: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=778aee03-7d4c-481a-be8a-a75db0702f5a


4.3 Drug Warning

/BOXED WARNING/ WARNING: NEPHROGENIC SYSTEMIC FIBROSIS. Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) increase the risk for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) among patients with impaired elimination of the drugs. Avoid use of GBCAs in these patients unless the diagnostic information is essential and not available with non-contrasted MRI or other modalities. NSF may result in fatal or debilitating systemic fibrosis affecting the skin, muscle and internal organs. The risk for NSF appears highest among patients with: chronic, severe kidney disease (GFR <30 mL/min/1.73 sq m), or acute kidney injury. Screen patients for acute kidney injury and other conditions that may reduce renal function. For patients at risk for chronically reduced renal function (e.g. age > 60 years, hypertension or diabetes), estimate the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) through laboratory testing. For patients at highest risk for NSF, do not exceed the recommended ProHance dose and allow a sufficient period of time for elimination of the drug from the body prior to re-administration.

NIH; DailyMed. Current Medication Information for ProHance (Gadoteridol) Injection, Solution (Revised: September 2011). Available from, as of October 29, 2014: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=778aee03-7d4c-481a-be8a-a75db0702f5a


Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) increase the risk for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) among patients with impaired elimination of the drugs. Avoid use of GBCAs among these patients unless the diagnostic information is essential and not available with non-contrast enhanced MRI or other modalities. The GBCA-associated NSF risk appears highest for patients with chronic, severe kidney disease (GFR <30 mL/min/1.73 sq m) as well as patients with acute kidney injury. The risk appears lower for patients with chronic, moderate kidney disease (GFR 30-59 mL/min/1.73 sq m) and little, if any, for patients with chronic, mild kidney disease (GFR 60-89 mL/min/1.73 sq m). NSF may result in fatal or debilitating fibrosis affecting the skin, muscle and internal organs. ... Screen patients for acute kidney injury and other conditions that may reduce renal function. Features of acute kidney injury consist of rapid (over hours to days) and usually reversible decrease in kidney function, commonly in the setting of surgery, severe infection, injury or drug-induced kidney toxicity. Serum creatinine levels and estimated GFR may not reliably assess renal function in the setting of acute kidney injury. For patients at risk for chronically reduced renal function (e.g., age > 60 years, diabetes mellitus or chronic hypertension), estimate the GFR through laboratory testing. Among the factors that may increase the risk for NSF are repeated or higher than recommended doses of a GBCA and the degree of renal impairment at the time of exposure. Record the specific GBCA and the dose administered to a patient. For patients at highest risk for NSF, do not exceed the recommended ProHance dose and allow a sufficient period of time for elimination of the drug prior to re-administration. For patients receiving hemodialysis, physicians may consider the prompt initiation of hemodialysis following the administration of a GBCA in order to enhance the contrast agent's elimination. The usefulness of hemodialysis in the prevention of NSF is unknown

NIH; DailyMed. Current Medication Information for ProHance (Gadoteridol) Injection, Solution (Revised: September 2011). Available from, as of October 29, 2014: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=778aee03-7d4c-481a-be8a-a75db0702f5a


The possibility of a reaction, including serious, life threatening, or fatal, anaphylactic or cardiovascular reactions, or other idiosyncratic reactions, should always be considered, especially in those patients with a history of a known clinical hypersensitivity or a history of asthma or other allergic respiratory disorders.

NIH; DailyMed. Current Medication Information for ProHance (Gadoteridol) Injection, Solution (Revised: September 2011). Available from, as of October 29, 2014: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=778aee03-7d4c-481a-be8a-a75db0702f5a


FDA Pregnancy Risk Category: C /RISK CANNOT BE RULED OUT. Adequate, well controlled human studies are lacking, and animal studies have shown risk to the fetus or are lacking as well. There is a chance of fetal harm if the drug is given during pregnancy; but the potential benefits may outweigh the potential risk./

NIH; DailyMed. Current Medication Information for ProHance (Gadoteridol) Injection, Solution (Revised: September 2011). Available from, as of October 29, 2014: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=778aee03-7d4c-481a-be8a-a75db0702f5a


For more Drug Warnings (Complete) data for GADOTERIDOL (19 total), please visit the HSDB record page.


4.4 Drug Indication

Gadoteridol is an MRI contrast agent used for contrast enhancement of the brain, spine and surrounding tissues resulting in improved visualization (compared with unenhanced MRI) of lesions with abnormal vascularity or those thought to cause a disruption of the normal blood brain barrier. Gadoteridol can also be used for whole body contrast enhanced MRI including the head, neck, liver, breast, musculoskeletal system and soft tissue pathologies.


FDA Label


5 Pharmacology and Biochemistry
5.1 MeSH Pharmacological Classification

Contrast Media

Substances used to allow enhanced visualization of tissues. (See all compounds classified as Contrast Media.)


5.2 FDA Pharmacological Classification
5.2.1 Active Moiety
GADOTERIDOL
5.2.2 FDA UNII
0199MV609F
5.2.3 Pharmacological Classes
Paramagnetic Contrast Agent [EPC]; Magnetic Resonance Contrast Activity [MoA]
5.3 ATC Code

V08CA04

S76 | LUXPHARMA | Pharmaceuticals Marketed in Luxembourg | Pharmaceuticals marketed in Luxembourg, as published by d'Gesondheetskeess (CNS, la caisse nationale de sante, www.cns.lu), mapped by name to structures using CompTox by R. Singh et al. (in prep.). List downloaded from https://cns.public.lu/en/legislations/textes-coordonnes/liste-med-comm.html. Dataset DOI:10.5281/zenodo.4587355


V - Various

V08 - Contrast media

V08C - Magnetic resonance imaging contrast media

V08CA - Paramagnetic contrast media

V08CA04 - Gadoteridol


5.4 Absorption, Distribution and Excretion

Route of Elimination

Gadoteridol is eliminated in the urine with 94.4 4.8% (mean SD) of the dose excreted within 24 hours post-injection.


Volume of Distribution

204 58 mL/kg


Clearance

1.50+/- 0.35 mL/ min/kg

renal cl=1.41 +/- 0.33 mL/ min/kg


... The physicochemical properties of gadoteridol, a macrocyclic nonionic gadolinium complex, were studied together with its pharmacokinetics and biodistribution in rats and dogs. ... Studies in rats were conducted after single iv injections at 0.1 or 0.35 mmol/kg using (153)Gd-labeled gadoteridol or with seven daily doses of 0.1 mmol/kg to examine the levels of residual gadolinium in organs. Nonradioactive biodistribution and excretion studies were performed in dogs following injection at 0.1 mmol/kg. ... After injection, the dose was rapidly cleared from rat blood and excreted such that more than 90% of the dose appeared in the urine within 4 hr of injection. At 7 and 14 days postinjection, only extremely low levels of gadolinium were observed in liver and bone; these levels were two to eight times lower than the levels reported after the injection of gadopentetate dimeglumine. ... Differences observed in the long-term retention of gadolinium between gadoteridol and gadopentetate dimeglumine were consistent with the reported greater in vivo resistance to transmetallation of gadolinium macrocycles compared with the linear gadolinium chelate molecules.

PMID:9419608 Eakins MN et al; Acad Radiol 2 (7): 584-91 (1995)


... To assess the safety and pharmacokinetics of gadoteridol injection (0.5 M) ... 18 healthy male volunteers ... were assigned to one of six dosing groups: 0.05, 0.1, 0.15, 0.2, 0.25, and 0.3 mmol/kg gadoteridol (0.5 M), in an ascending dose study. Physical examination, vital signs, electrocardiogram, clinical laboratory tests, and serum and urine samples were obtained at selected time points before and after administration of gadoteridol. ... No significant changes in vital signs, physical examination, clinical laboratory values, or electrocardiogram, that were believed ... to be related to the administration of the contrast agent, were observed. A single adverse event (transient hive) believed to be related to contrast agent administration was observed in one volunteer. Pharmacokinetic data show that the elimination half-life and the distribution half-life were independent of the dose used. The mean distribution half-life was 0.20 +/- 0.04 hours, the mean elimination half-life was 1.57 +/- 0.08 hours, and greater than 94% of the drug was excreted in the urine in 24 hours.

PMID:1506147 McLachlan SJ et al; Invest Radiol 27 Suppl 1:S12-5 (1992)


Gadoteridol is eliminated in the urine with 94.4 + or - 4.8% (mean + or - SD) of the dose excreted within 24 hours post-injection.

NIH; DailyMed. Current Medication Information for ProHance (Gadoteridol) Injection, Solution (Revised: September 2011). Available from, as of October 29, 2014: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=778aee03-7d4c-481a-be8a-a75db0702f5a


Gadoteridol does not cross the intact blood-brain barrier and, therefore, does not accumulate in normal brain or in lesions that have a normal blood-brain barrer, e.g., cysts, mature post-operative scars, etc. However, disruption of the blood-brain barrer or abnormal vascularity allows accumulation of gadoteridol in lesions such as neoplasms, abscesses, and subacute infarcts. The pharmacokinetics of ProHance in various lesions is not known.

NIH; DailyMed. Current Medication Information for ProHance (Gadoteridol) Injection, Solution (Revised: September 2011). Available from, as of October 29, 2014: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=778aee03-7d4c-481a-be8a-a75db0702f5a


For more Absorption, Distribution and Excretion (Complete) data for GADOTERIDOL (7 total), please visit the HSDB record page.


5.5 Metabolism/Metabolites

It is unkown if biotransformation or decomposition of gadoteridol occur in vivo.

NIH; DailyMed. Current Medication Information for ProHance (Gadoteridol) Injection, Solution (Revised: September 2011). Available from, as of October 29, 2014: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=778aee03-7d4c-481a-be8a-a75db0702f5a


5.6 Biological Half-Life

Distribution 12 minutes (mean), elimination 100 minutes (mean).


The pharmacokinetics of intravenously administered gadoteridol in normal subjects conforms to a two-compartment open model with mean distribution and elimination half-lives (reported as mean + or - SD) of about 0.20 + or - 0.04 hours and 1.57 + or - 0.08 hours, respectively.

NIH; DailyMed. Current Medication Information for ProHance (Gadoteridol) Injection, Solution (Revised: September 2011). Available from, as of October 29, 2014: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=778aee03-7d4c-481a-be8a-a75db0702f5a


... 18 healthy male volunteers ... were assigned to one of six dosing groups: 0.05, 0.1, 0.15, 0.2, 0.25, and 0.3 mmol/kg gadoteridol (0.5 M), in an ascending dose study. ...Pharmacokinetic data show that the elimination half-life and the distribution half-life were independent of the dose used. The mean distribution half-life was 0.20 +/- 0.04 hours, the mean elimination half-life was 1.57 +/- 0.08 hours... .

PMID:1506147 McLachlan SJ et al; Invest Radiol 27 Suppl 1:S12-5 (1992)


5.7 Mechanism of Action

Based on the behavior of protons when placed in a strong magnetic field, which is interpreted and transformed into images by magnetic resonance (MR) instruments. Paramagnetic agents have unpaired electrons that generate a magnetic field about 700 times larger than the proton's field, thus disturbing the proton's local magnetic field. When the local magnetic field around a proton is disturbed its relaxation process is altered. MR images are based on proton density and proton relaxation dynamics. MR instruments can record two different relaxation processes, the T1 (spin-lattice or longitudinal relaxation time) and T2 (spin-spin or transverse relaxation time). In MRI, visualization of normal and pathological brain tissue depends in part on variations in the radiofrequency signal intensity that occur with changes in proton density, alteration of the T1, and variation in T2. When placed in a magnetic field, gadoteridol shortens the T1 relaxation time in tissues where it accumulates. Gadoteridol does not cross the intact blood-brain barrier; therefore, it does not accumulate in normal brain tissue or in central nervous system (CNS) lesions that have not caused an abnormal blood-brain barrier (e.g., cysts, mature post-operative scars). Abnormal vascularity or disruption of the blood-brain barrier allows accumulation of gadoteridol in lesions such as neoplasms, abscesses, and subacute infarcts.