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-inostat

histone deacetylase inhibitors

WHO's definition, quoted as written in the 2024 stem book
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Where it sits in a name

WHO writes the stem as -inostat. So the letters inostat sit at the end of the name (…inostat).

All 20 names WHO lists under -inostat

These are the INN in group (a) of Part IV of the stem book: names in which WHO says the stem is used as defined. The stem is marked where WHO places it. A-Z as WHO lists them.

  1. abexinostat
  2. alteminostat
  3. belinostat
  4. citarinostat
  5. dacinostat
  6. domatinostat
  7. entinostat
  8. fimepinostat
  9. givinostat
  10. ivaltinostat
  11. mocetinostat
  12. panobinostat
  13. pracinostat
  14. quisinostat
  15. remetinostat
  16. resminostat
  17. tefinostat
  18. tucidinostat
  19. vorinostat
  20. zabadinostat

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belinostat

Listed INNCarries 2 WHO stems, most specific first: -inostat …

  • -inostatend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: histone deacetylase inhibitors
  • -stat/-stat-end of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: enzyme inhibitors

“belinostat” is an INN that WHO lists under -inostat, -stat/-stat- in the 2024 stem book.

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Source and licence

The definition of -inostat (Part II B) and the 20 names (Part IV, group (a)) are from Use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances, 2024 (World Health Organization, Stem book 2024 (ISBN 978-92-4-009938-8); covers proposed INN Lists 1-129). Checked .

Adapted from: Use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances, 2024. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2024. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. This adaptation was not created by WHO; WHO is not responsible for its content or accuracy and does not endorse this site. The data file stems.json is shared under the same licence.