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-tinib

tyrosine kinase inhibitors

WHO's definition, quoted as written in the 2024 stem book
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WHO writes the stem as -tinib. So the letters tinib sit at the end of the name (…tinib).

All 222 names WHO lists under -tinib

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. abivertinib
  2. abrocitinib
  3. acalabrutinib
  4. adrixetinib
  5. afatinib
  6. alectinib
  7. altiratinib
  8. amuvatinib
  9. anizatrectinib
  10. ansornitinib
  11. atinvicitinib
  12. atuzabrutinib
  13. aumolertinib
  14. avapritinib
  15. avutometinib
  16. axitinib
  17. bafetinib
  18. baricitinib
  19. befotertinib
  20. belizatinib
  21. bemcentinib
  22. beprocitinib
  23. bezuclastinib
  24. binimetinib
  25. boditrectinib
  26. bosutinib
  27. branebrutinib
  28. brigatinib
  29. cabozantinib
  30. canertinib
  31. capmatinib
  32. catequentinib
  33. cerdulatinib
  34. ceritinib
  35. cobimetinib
  36. conteltinib
  37. crizotinib
  38. dacomitinib
  39. dalmelitinib
  40. darizmetinib
  41. dasatinib
  42. decernotinib
  43. defactinib
  44. delgocitinib
  45. denfivontinib
  46. derazantinib
  47. deucravacitinib
  48. deuruxolitinib
  49. dovitinib
  50. dubermatinib
  51. ebezotinib
  52. edicotinib
  53. edralbrutinib
  54. elenestinib
  55. elsubrutinib
  56. elzovantinib
  57. emzeltrectinib
  58. ensartinib
  59. entospletinib
  60. entrectinib
  61. epertinib
  62. erdafitinib
  63. erlotinib
  64. evobrutinib
  65. famitinib
  66. fedratinib
  67. fenebrutinib
  68. filgotinib
  69. fisogatinib
  70. flumbatinib
  71. foretinib
  72. fosifidancitinib
  73. fostamatinib
  74. fruquintinib
  75. futibatinib
  76. gandotinib
  77. gefitinib
  78. gemnelatinib
  79. gilteritinib
  80. glesatinib
  81. golidocitinib
  82. golvatinib
  83. gumarontinib
  84. gunagratinib
  85. gusacitinib
  86. ibrutinib
  87. ifebemtinib
  88. ifidancitinib
  89. ilginatinib
  90. ilunocitinib
  91. imatinib
  92. infigratinib
  93. itacitinib
  94. ivarmacitinib
  95. izencitinib
  96. lapatinib
  97. larotrectinib
  98. lazertinib
  99. lenvatinib
  100. lestaurtinib
  101. linsitinib
  102. lirafugratinib
  103. lorlatinib
  104. lorpucitinib
  105. luxeptinib
  106. masitinib
  107. mavelertinib
  108. merestinib
  109. mifanertinib
  110. milrebrutinib
  111. mirdametinib
  112. mivavotinib
  113. mobocertinib
  114. momelotinib
  115. mubritinib
  116. naquotinib
  117. narmafotinib
  118. nazartinib
  119. nemtabrutinib
  120. neratinib
  121. nezulcitinib
  122. nilotinib
  123. nimucitinib
  124. oclacitinib
  125. olafertinib
  126. olverembatinib
  127. orantinib
  128. orelabrutinib
  129. osimertinib
  130. pacritinib
  131. paltimatrectinib
  132. pamufetinib
  133. peficitinib
  134. pegcantratinib
  135. pelitinib
  136. pemigatinib
  137. pexidartinib
  138. pexmetinib
  139. pirtobrutinib
  140. ponatinib
  141. poseltinib
  142. povorcitinib
  143. poziotinib
  144. pralsetinib
  145. pumecitinib
  146. quizartinib
  147. radotinib
  148. ralimetinib
  149. rebastinib
  150. refametinib
  151. remibrutinib
  152. repotrectinib
  153. resencatinib
  154. rezivertinib
  155. rilzabrutinib
  156. ripretinib
  157. risvodetinib
  158. ritlecitinib
  159. roblitinib
  160. rociletinib
  161. rogaratinib
  162. ropsacitinib
  163. rovadicitinib
  164. ruserontinib
  165. ruxolitinib
  166. sacibertinib
  167. sapitinib
  168. saracatinib
  169. savolitinib
  170. selitrectinib
  171. selpercatinib
  172. selumetinib
  173. seralutinib
  174. sitravatinib
  175. sofnobrutinib
  176. solcitinib
  177. sotuletinib
  178. spebrutinib
  179. sunitinib
  180. sunvozertinib
  181. surufatinib
  182. taletrectinib
  183. tamnorzatinib
  184. tandutinib
  185. tarloxotinib bromide
  186. tasurgratinib
  187. telatinib
  188. tepotinib
  189. tesevatinib
  190. tinengotinib
  191. tirabrutinib
  192. tivantinib
  193. tofacitinib
  194. tolebrutinib
  195. trametinib
  196. tucatinib
  197. tunlametinib
  198. tuspetinib
  199. tuxobertinib
  200. unecritinib
  201. upadacitinib
  202. utatrectinib
  203. vamotinib
  204. varlitinib
  205. vebreltinib
  206. vecabrutinib
  207. vepafestinib
  208. vimseltinib
  209. vodobatinib
  210. xiliertinib
  211. zanubrutinib
  212. zanzalintinib
  213. zapnometinib
  214. zasocitinib
  215. zeteletinib
  216. zidesamtinib
  217. zipalertinib
  218. zoligratinib
  219. zongertinib
  220. zorifertinib
  221. zunsemetinib
  222. zurletrectinib

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afatinib

Listed INNCarries the WHO stem -tinib

  • -tinibend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: tyrosine kinase inhibitors

“afatinib” is an INN that WHO lists under -tinib in the 2024 stem book.

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Source and licence

The definition of -tinib (Part II B) and the 222 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.