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PubChem
| Name: | Lomustine |
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| PubChem Compound ID: | 3950 |
| Description: | An alkylating agent of value against both hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. |
| Molecular formula: | C9H16ClN3O2 |
| Molecular weight: | 233.695 g/mol |
| Synonyms: |
Cyclohexyl chloroethyl nitrosourea; Lomustina [INN-Spanish]; BRN 2125058; 1-Nitrosourea, 1-(2-chloroethyl)-3-cyclohexyl-; Urea, 1- (2-chloroethyl)-3-cyclohexyl-1-nitroso-; EINECS 235-859-2; Lomustine [USAN:BAN:INN]; AIDS010572; ICIG 1109; 1-(2-Chloroethyl)-3-cyclohexylnitrosourea.
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DrugBank
Identification
| Name: | Lomustine |
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| Name (isomeric): | DB01206 |
| Drug Type: | small molecule |
| Description: | An alkylating agent of value against both hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. |
| Synonyms: |
Lomustina [INN-Spanish]; CCNU; Chloroethylcyclohexylnitrosourea; Lomustinum [INN-Latin]
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| Brand: | CeeNU, CINU, Cecenu, Belustine |
| Category: | Antineoplastic Agents, Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating |
| CAS number: | 13010-47-4 |
Pharmacology
| Indication: | For the treatment of primary and metastatic brain tumors as a component of combination chemotherapy in addition to appropriate surgical and/or radiotherapeutic procedures. Also used in combination with other agents as secondary therapy for the treatment of refractory or relapsed Hodgkin's disease. |
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| Pharmacology: |
Lomustine is an alkylating agent of the nitrosourea type. Lomustine and its metabolites interferes with the function of DNA and RNA. It is cell cycle–phase nonspecific. Cancers form when some cells within the body multiply uncontrollably and abnormally. These cells then spread and destroy nearby tissues. Lomustine acts by slowing this process...
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| Mechanism of Action: |
Lomustine is a highly lipophilic nitrosourea compound which undergoes hydrolysis in vivo to form reactive metabolites. These metabolites cause alkylation and cross-linking of DNA (at the O6 position of guanine-containing bases) and RNA, thus inducing cytotoxicity. Other biologic effects include inhibition of DNA synthesis and some cell cycle phase ...
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| Absorption: | Well and rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. |
| Protein binding: | 50% |
| Biotransformation: | Hepatic. Rapid and complete, with active metabolites. |
| Route of elimination: | Following oral administration of radioactive CeeNU at doses ranging from 30 mg/m2 to 100 mg/m2, about half of the radioactivity given was excreted in the urine in the form of degradation products within 24 hours. |
| Half Life: | Approximately 94 minutes, however the metabolites have a serum half-life of 16 to 48 hours. |
| Toxicity: | Oral, rat: LD50 = 70 mg/kg. Pulmonary toxicity has been reported at cumulative doses usually greater than 1,100 mg/m2. There is one report of pulmonary toxicity at a cumulative dose of only 600 mg. The onset of toxicity has varied from 6 months after initiation of therapy, to as late as 15 years after. |
| Affected organisms: | Humans and other mammals |
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