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Description
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Bleomycin is a mixture of cytotoxic glycopeptide antibiotics isolated from a strain of Streptomyces verticillus. Bleomycin has antitumor activity. Bleomycin selectively inhibits the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). The guanine and cytosine content correlates with the degree of mitomycin-induced cross-linking. At high concentrations of the drug, cellular RNA and protein synthesis are also suppressed. Bleomycin has been shown in vitro to inhibit B cell, T cell, and macrophage proliferation and impair antigen presentation, as well as the secretion of interferon gamma, TNFa, and IL-2. The antibiotic antitumor drugs are cell cycle-nonspecific except for Bleomycin (which has major effects in G2 and M phases).

CNS Activity

Curator's Comment: Bleomycin does not cross the blood-brain barrier.

Approval Year

TargetsConditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
BLEOMYCIN SULFATE

Approved Use

Bleomycin for Injection, USP should be considered a palliative treatment. It has been shown to be useful in the management of the following neoplasms either as a single agent or in proven combinations with other approved chemotherapeutic agents: Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Head and neck (including mouth, tongue, tonsil, nasopharynx, oropharynx, sinus, palate, lip, buccal mucosa, gingivae, epiglottis, skin, larynx), penis, cervix, and vulva. The response to Bleomycin for Injection is poorer in patients with previously irradiated head and neck cancer. Lymphomas: Hodgkin’s disease, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Testicular Carcinoma: Embryonal cell, choriocarcinoma, and teratocarcinoma. Bleomycin for Injection, USP has also been shown to be useful in the management of: Malignant Pleural Effusion: Bleomycin for Injection is effective as a sclerosing agent for the treatment of malignant pleural effusion and prevention of recurrent pleural effusions.

Launch Date

1.12924803E11
Primary
BLEOMYCIN SULFATE

Approved Use

Bleomycin for Injection, USP should be considered a palliative treatment. It has been shown to be useful in the management of the following neoplasms either as a single agent or in proven combinations with other approved chemotherapeutic agents: Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Head and neck (including mouth, tongue, tonsil, nasopharynx, oropharynx, sinus, palate, lip, buccal mucosa, gingivae, epiglottis, skin, larynx), penis, cervix, and vulva. The response to Bleomycin for Injection is poorer in patients with previously irradiated head and neck cancer. Lymphomas: Hodgkin’s disease, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Testicular Carcinoma: Embryonal cell, choriocarcinoma, and teratocarcinoma. Bleomycin for Injection, USP has also been shown to be useful in the management of: Malignant Pleural Effusion: Bleomycin for Injection is effective as a sclerosing agent for the treatment of malignant pleural effusion and prevention of recurrent pleural effusions.

Launch Date

1.12924803E11
Primary
BLEOMYCIN SULFATE

Approved Use

Bleomycin for Injection, USP should be considered a palliative treatment. It has been shown to be useful in the management of the following neoplasms either as a single agent or in proven combinations with other approved chemotherapeutic agents: Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Head and neck (including mouth, tongue, tonsil, nasopharynx, oropharynx, sinus, palate, lip, buccal mucosa, gingivae, epiglottis, skin, larynx), penis, cervix, and vulva. The response to Bleomycin for Injection is poorer in patients with previously irradiated head and neck cancer. Lymphomas: Hodgkin’s disease, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Testicular Carcinoma: Embryonal cell, choriocarcinoma, and teratocarcinoma. Bleomycin for Injection, USP has also been shown to be useful in the management of: Malignant Pleural Effusion: Bleomycin for Injection is effective as a sclerosing agent for the treatment of malignant pleural effusion and prevention of recurrent pleural effusions.

Launch Date

1.12924803E11
Primary
BLEOMYCIN SULFATE

Approved Use

Bleomycin for Injection, USP should be considered a palliative treatment. It has been shown to be useful in the management of the following neoplasms either as a single agent or in proven combinations with other approved chemotherapeutic agents: Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Head and neck (including mouth, tongue, tonsil, nasopharynx, oropharynx, sinus, palate, lip, buccal mucosa, gingivae, epiglottis, skin, larynx), penis, cervix, and vulva. The response to Bleomycin for Injection is poorer in patients with previously irradiated head and neck cancer. Lymphomas: Hodgkin’s disease, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Testicular Carcinoma: Embryonal cell, choriocarcinoma, and teratocarcinoma. Bleomycin for Injection, USP has also been shown to be useful in the management of: Malignant Pleural Effusion: Bleomycin for Injection is effective as a sclerosing agent for the treatment of malignant pleural effusion and prevention of recurrent pleural effusions.

Launch Date

1.12924803E11
Primary
BLEOMYCIN SULFATE

Approved Use

Bleomycin for Injection, USP should be considered a palliative treatment. It has been shown to be useful in the management of the following neoplasms either as a single agent or in proven combinations with other approved chemotherapeutic agents: Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Head and neck (including mouth, tongue, tonsil, nasopharynx, oropharynx, sinus, palate, lip, buccal mucosa, gingivae, epiglottis, skin, larynx), penis, cervix, and vulva. The response to Bleomycin for Injection is poorer in patients with previously irradiated head and neck cancer. Lymphomas: Hodgkin’s disease, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Testicular Carcinoma: Embryonal cell, choriocarcinoma, and teratocarcinoma. Bleomycin for Injection, USP has also been shown to be useful in the management of: Malignant Pleural Effusion: Bleomycin for Injection is effective as a sclerosing agent for the treatment of malignant pleural effusion and prevention of recurrent pleural effusions.

Launch Date

1.12924803E11
Primary
BLENOXANE

Approved Use

BLENOXANE should be considered a palliative treatment. It has been shown to be useful in the management of the following neoplasms either as a single agent or in proven combinations with other approved chemotherapeutic agent:Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Lymphomas, Testicular Carcinoma, Malignant Pleural Effusion.

Launch Date

1.74355202E11
Primary
BLENOXANE

Approved Use

BLENOXANE should be considered a palliative treatment. It has been shown to be useful in the management of the following neoplasms either as a single agent or in proven combinations with other approved chemotherapeutic agent:Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Lymphomas, Testicular Carcinoma, Malignant Pleural Effusion.

Launch Date

1.74355202E11
Primary
BLENOXANE

Approved Use

BLENOXANE should be considered a palliative treatment. It has been shown to be useful in the management of the following neoplasms either as a single agent or in proven combinations with other approved chemotherapeutic agent:Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Lymphomas, Testicular Carcinoma, Malignant Pleural Effusion.

Launch Date

1.74355202E11
Primary
BLENOXANE

Approved Use

BLENOXANE should be considered a palliative treatment. It has been shown to be useful in the management of the following neoplasms either as a single agent or in proven combinations with other approved chemotherapeutic agent:Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Lymphomas, Testicular Carcinoma, Malignant Pleural Effusion.

Launch Date

1.74355202E11
Primary
BLENOXANE

Approved Use

BLENOXANE should be considered a palliative treatment. It has been shown to be useful in the management of the following neoplasms either as a single agent or in proven combinations with other approved chemotherapeutic agent:Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Lymphomas, Testicular Carcinoma, Malignant Pleural Effusion.

Launch Date

1.74355202E11
Primary
BLENOXANE

Approved Use

BLENOXANE should be considered a palliative treatment. It has been shown to be useful in the management of the following neoplasms either as a single agent or in proven combinations with other approved chemotherapeutic agent:Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Lymphomas, Testicular Carcinoma, Malignant Pleural Effusion.

Launch Date

1.74355202E11
Primary
BLENOXANE

Approved Use

BLENOXANE should be considered a palliative treatment. It has been shown to be useful in the management of the following neoplasms either as a single agent or in proven combinations with other approved chemotherapeutic agent:Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Lymphomas, Testicular Carcinoma, Malignant Pleural Effusion.

Launch Date

1.74355202E11
Primary
BLENOXANE

Approved Use

BLENOXANE should be considered a palliative treatment. It has been shown to be useful in the management of the following neoplasms either as a single agent or in proven combinations with other approved chemotherapeutic agent:Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Lymphomas, Testicular Carcinoma, Malignant Pleural Effusion.

Launch Date

1.74355202E11
Primary
BLENOXANE

Approved Use

BLENOXANE should be considered a palliative treatment. It has been shown to be useful in the management of the following neoplasms either as a single agent or in proven combinations with other approved chemotherapeutic agent:Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Lymphomas, Testicular Carcinoma, Malignant Pleural Effusion.

Launch Date

1.74355202E11
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Biochemical effects of bleomycin A2 on Novikoff hepatoma ascites cells.
1975
Ultrastructural study of the effect of bleomycin A2 on the nucleolus and its possibly related cytoplasmic constituents in Novikoff hepatoma cells.
1975 Feb
Hypomagnesemia, renal dysfunction, and Raynaud's phenomenon in patients treated with cisplatin, vinblastine, and bleomycin.
1985 Dec 15
[Raynaud's disease after treatment with bleomycin and vinblastine].
1986 Feb 17
Renovascular hypertension after combination chemotherapy for testicular cancer.
1988 Jan
Acute vascular toxicity after combination chemotherapy with cisplatin, vinblastine, and bleomycin for testicular cancer.
1988 May
Drug-induced encephalopathy after previous ifosfamide treatment.
1988 Nov 5
Pulmonary emboli in patients receiving chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
1988 Sep
Hemolytic uremic syndrome following cisplatin, bleomycin, and vincristine chemotherapy: a report of a case and a review of the literature.
1989
Raynaud's phenomenon in patients treated with cisplatin, vinblastine, and bleomycin for germ cell cancer: measurement of vasoconstrictor response to cold.
1989 Jul
Long-term neurotoxicity in patients treated with cisplatin, vinblastine, and bleomycin for metastatic germ cell cancer.
1989 Oct
Two cycles of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine plus extended-field radiotherapy is superior to radiotherapy alone in early favorable Hodgkin's lymphoma: final results of the GHSG HD7 trial.
2007 Aug 10
Telomerase activity is required for bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice.
2007 Dec
Early lung injury contributes to lung fibrosis via AT1 receptor in rats.
2007 Feb
Dexrazoxane-associated risk for acute myeloid leukemia/myelodysplastic syndrome and other secondary malignancies in pediatric Hodgkin's disease.
2007 Feb 10
Are platinum-based chemotherapeutic drugs safe for patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease?
2007 Jun
Characterization of DNA reactive and non-DNA reactive anticancer drugs by gene expression profiling.
2007 Jun 1
Effects of curcumin in treatment of experimental pulmonary fibrosis: a comparison with hydrocortisone.
2007 Jun 13
An essential role for CCAAT/enhancer binding protein beta in bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis.
2007 Mar
FDG-PET in bleomycin-induced pneumonitis following ABVD chemotherapy for Hodgkin's disease--a useful tool for monitoring pulmonary toxicity and disease activity.
2007 Nov
Hodgkin lymphoma presenting with various immunologic abnormalities, including autoimmune hepatitis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, and immune thrombocytopenia.
2008 Feb
DNA methylation inhibitor 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine induces reversible genome-wide DNA damage that is distinctly influenced by DNA methyltransferases 1 and 3B.
2008 Jan
Cerebellar dysfunction caused by procarbazine and consumption of excessive amount of bananas.
2008 Jun
PPAR-gamma agonists inhibit profibrotic phenotypes in human lung fibroblasts and bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis.
2008 May
Agents associated with lung inflammation induce similar responses in NCI-H292 lung epithelial cells.
2008 Oct
Simvastatin attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice.
2008 Sep 20
Radiation-induced cathepsin S is involved in radioresistance.
2009 Apr 15
Bleomycin-induced nuclear factor-kappaB activation in human bronchial epithelial cells involves the phosphorylation of glycogen synthase kinase 3beta.
2009 Jun 22
Effects of erlotinib on lung injury induced by intratracheal administration of bleomycin (BLM) in rats.
2010 Aug
XRCC1 deficiency sensitizes human lung epithelial cells to genotoxicity by crocidolite asbestos and Libby amphibole.
2010 Dec
Influence of p53 expression on sensitivity of cancer cells to bleomycin.
2010 Jul-Aug
The D prostanoid receptor agonist BW245C [(4S)-(3-[(3R,S)-3-cyclohexyl-3-hydroxypropyl]-2,5-dioxo)-4-imidazolidineheptanoic acid] inhibits fibroblast proliferation and bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis in mice.
2010 Nov
C/EBPβ-Thr217 phosphorylation signaling contributes to the development of lung injury and fibrosis in mice.
2011
Essential role of MeCP2 in the regulation of myofibroblast differentiation during pulmonary fibrosis.
2011 Apr
Anti-inflammatory and antifibrotic effects of methyl palmitate.
2011 Aug 1
Pulmonary fibrosis inducer, bleomycin, causes redox-sensitive activation of phospholipase D and cytotoxicity through formation of bioactive lipid signal mediator, phosphatidic acid, in lung microvascular endothelial cells.
2011 Feb
Links between DNA polymerase beta expression and sensitivity to bleomycin.
2011 Mar 15
Removal of reactive oxygen species-induced 3'-blocked ends by XPF-ERCC1.
2011 Nov 21
Testing chemical agents with the cytokinesis-block micronucleus cytome assay.
2012
Thymoquinone blocks lung injury and fibrosis by attenuating bleomycin-induced oxidative stress and activation of nuclear factor Kappa-B in rats.
2012 Dec 16
The ToxTracker assay: novel GFP reporter systems that provide mechanistic insight into the genotoxic properties of chemicals.
2012 Jan
Assessment of Brd4 inhibition in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis lung fibroblasts and in vivo models of lung fibrosis.
2013 Aug
Comparison of bleomycin-induced pulmonary apoptosis between NMRI mice and C57BL/6 mice.
2013 Jan
Suppression of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 via extracellular signal-regulated kinase contributes to bleomycin-induced oxidative stress and fibrogenesis.
2013 Jun 20
Matrix metalloproteinase Mmp-1a is dispensable for normal growth and fertility in mice and promotes lung cancer progression by modulating inflammatory responses.
2013 May 17
Berberine attenuates bleomycin induced pulmonary toxicity and fibrosis via suppressing NF-κB dependant TGF-β activation: a biphasic experimental study.
2013 May 23
Diallylsulfide attenuates excessive collagen production and apoptosis in a rat model of bleomycin induced pulmonary fibrosis through the involvement of protease activated receptor-2.
2013 Sep 1
Direct activation of ATM by resveratrol under oxidizing conditions.
2014
Distinct mechanisms of cell-kill by triapine and its terminally dimethylated derivative Dp44mT due to a loss or gain of activity of their copper(II) complexes.
2014 Oct 1
Protocatechuic aldehyde ameliorates experimental pulmonary fibrosis by modulating HMGB1/RAGE pathway.
2015 Feb 15
Patents

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
Curator's Comment: Bleomycin can be given intramuscularly, or subcutaneously in Squamous cell carcinoma, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, testicular carcinoma, Hodgkin’s disease and as a single dose bolus intrapleural injection (60 units) in Malignant Pleural Effusion.
The main components of Bleomycin for Injection are bleomycins A2 and B2. Squamous cell carcinoma, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, testicular carcinoma - 0.25 to 0.50 units/kg (10 to 20 units/m2) given intravenously, intramuscularly, or subcutaneously weekly or twice weekly.
Route of Administration: Other
In Vitro Use Guide
Purified nucleolar DNA was markedly degraded at a concentration of 13 ug/ml by bleomycin A2; bleomycin concentrations 20-30 times greater were required to degrade nucleoplasmic DNA. Whole nuclear DNA was degraded to only a small extent at 13 ug/ml but was markedly degraded at higher bleomycin concentrations.
Name Type Language
BLEOMYCIN
HSDB   INN   VANDF   WHO-DD  
INN  
Official Name English
Bleomycin [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
BLEOMYCIN HYDROCHLORIDE [JAN]
Common Name English
BLEOMYCIN [VANDF]
Common Name English
BLENAMAX
Brand Name English
NSC-125066
Code English
BLEOMYCINS
MI  
Common Name English
bleomycin [INN]
Common Name English
BLEOMYCINS [MI]
Common Name English
BLEOMYCIN [IARC]
Common Name English
BLEOMYCIN [HSDB]
Common Name English
BLEOMYCIN HEXAL
Brand Name English
BLEO
Brand Name English
BLEOCIN
Brand Name English
BLEOMYCINS [IARC]
Common Name English
MIXTURE OF CYTOTOXIC GLYCOPEPTIDES PRODUCED BY THE GROWTH OF STREPTOMYCES VERTICILLUS
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
LIVERTOX NBK548499
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WHO-VATC QL01DC01
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NCI_THESAURUS C2311
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NDF-RT N0000180854
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WHO-ESSENTIAL MEDICINES LIST 8.2
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FDA ORPHAN DRUG 118498
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FDA ORPHAN DRUG 326510
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WHO-ATC L01DC01
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Code System Code Type Description
DRUG CENTRAL
4742
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CHEBI
3139
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LACTMED
Bleomycin
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RXCUI
1622
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EVMPD
SUB00842MIG
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HSDB
3208
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL3039590
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NSC
125066
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MESH
D001761
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID1030862
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CAS
11056-06-7
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NCI_THESAURUS
C313
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FDA UNII
40S1VHN69B
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MERCK INDEX
M2589
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PRIMARY Merck Index
DRUG BANK
DB00290
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WIKIPEDIA
BLEOMYCIN
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INN
2721
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DAILYMED
40S1VHN69B
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