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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C6H10N6O
Molecular Weight 182.1832
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 1
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of DACARBAZINE

SMILES

CN(C)\N=N\C1=C(N=CN1)C(N)=O

InChI

InChIKey=FDKXTQMXEQVLRF-ZHACJKMWSA-N
InChI=1S/C6H10N6O/c1-12(2)11-10-6-4(5(7)13)8-3-9-6/h3H,1-2H3,(H2,7,13)(H,8,9)/b11-10+

HIDE SMILES / InChI
Molecular Formula C6H10N6O
Molecular Weight 182.1832
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 1
Optical Activity NONE

Description

Dacarbazine (DTIC), also known as imidazole carboxamide, is an antineoplastic agent, which is used in the treatment of metastatic malignant melanoma. In addition, this drug also is indicated for Hodgkin’s disease as a second-line therapy when used in combination with other effective agents. Dacarbazine works by methylating guanine at the O-6 and N-7 positions. Guanine is one of the four nucleotides that makes up DNA. The alkylated DNA strands stick together such that cell division becomes impossible. This affects cancer cells more than healthy cells because cancer cells divide faster. Dacarbazine is bioactivated in liver by demethylation to "MTIC" and then to diazomethane, which is an alkylating agent. Symptoms of anorexia, nausea, and vomiting are the most frequently noted of all toxic reactions. Over 90% of patients are affected with the initial few doses.

CNS Activity

Originator

Approval Year

1975
63
Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
DNA
282
Target ID: CHEMBL2311221
Inhibitor
8504
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
Approved
8583
DTIC-DOME

Approved Use

Dacarbazine for Injection USP is indicated in the treatment of metastatic malignant melanoma. In addition, Dacarbazine for Injection USP is also indicated for Hodgkin's disease as a secondary-line therapy when used in combination with other effective agents.

Launch Date

1975
Primary
Approved
8583
DTIC-DOME

Approved Use

Dacarbazine for Injection USP is indicated in the treatment of metastatic malignant melanoma. In addition, Dacarbazine for Injection USP is also indicated for Hodgkin's disease as a secondary-line therapy when used in combination with other effective agents.

Launch Date

1975
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
6.2 μg/mL
REVIEW
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26940170
750 mg/m² single, intravenous
dose: 750 mg/m²
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
DACARBAZINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
14.8 μM × min
REVIEW
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26940170
750 mg/m² single, intravenous
dose: 750 mg/m²
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
DACARBAZINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
41.4 min
REVIEW
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26940170
750 mg/m² single, intravenous
dose: 750 mg/m²
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
DACARBAZINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
95%
OTHER GOV
https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/7747/smpc
DACARBAZINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
1000 mg/m2 1 times / 3 weeks multiple, intravenous
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1000 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 1000 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20859231
unhealthy, 34–79
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 34–79
Sex: M+F
Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20859231
Disc. AE: Cerebral ischemia...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Cerebral ischemia (grade 4, 33%)
Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20859231
800 mg/m2 1 times / 3 weeks multiple, intravenous
MTD
Dose: 800 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 800 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20859231
unhealthy, 34–79
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 34–79
Sex: M+F
Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20859231
DLT: Thrombocytopenia...
Disc. AE: Thrombocytopenia...
Dose limiting toxicities:
Thrombocytopenia (grade 2, 6.25%)
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Thrombocytopenia (grade 1, 6.25%)
Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20859231
1000 mg/m2 1 times / 3 weeks multiple, intravenous
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1000 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 1000 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23735514
unhealthy, 40–65
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 40–65
Sex: M+F
Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23735514
Other AEs: Neutropenia, Fatigue...
Other AEs:
Neutropenia (grade 4, 2.2%)
Fatigue (grade 4, 2.2%)
Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23735514
250 mg/m2 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 250 mg/m2, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 250 mg/m2, 1 times / day
Sources:
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=b6b97e41-5f15-498c-abfb-d8443ea4d216&type=display
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=b6b97e41-5f15-498c-abfb-d8443ea4d216&type=display
Disc. AE: Leukopenia, Thrombocytopenia...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Leukopenia (grade 3-5)
Thrombocytopenia (grade 3-5)
Anemia (sometimes)
Hematopoiesis impaired
Hepatotoxicity (grade 3-5, 0.01%)
Hepatic vein thrombosis (grade 3-5, 0.01%)
Necrosis hepatocellular (grade 3-5, 0.01%)
Anaphylaxis
Sources:
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=b6b97e41-5f15-498c-abfb-d8443ea4d216&type=display
850 mg/m2 1 times / 3 weeks multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 850 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 850 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Sources:
https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/referral/summary-information-referral-opinion-following-arbitration-pursuant-article-29-directive-2001/83/ec-formerly-article-10-paragraph-2-directive-75/319/eec-20-may-1975-amended-dacarbazine-fauld_en.pdf
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/referral/summary-information-referral-opinion-following-arbitration-pursuant-article-29-directive-2001/83/ec-formerly-article-10-paragraph-2-directive-75/319/eec-20-may-1975-amended-dacarbazine-fauld_en.pdf
Disc. AE: Anemia, Leukopenia...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Anemia (mild)
Leukopenia (grade 3-5)
Thrombocytopenia (grade 3-5)
Hepatotoxicity (grade 3-5)
Hepatic vein thrombosis (grade 3-5)
Sources:
https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/referral/summary-information-referral-opinion-following-arbitration-pursuant-article-29-directive-2001/83/ec-formerly-article-10-paragraph-2-directive-75/319/eec-20-may-1975-amended-dacarbazine-fauld_en.pdf
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Cerebral ischemia grade 4, 33%
Disc. AE
1000 mg/m2 1 times / 3 weeks multiple, intravenous
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1000 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 1000 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20859231
unhealthy, 34–79
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 34–79
Sex: M+F
Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20859231
Thrombocytopenia grade 1, 6.25%
Disc. AE
800 mg/m2 1 times / 3 weeks multiple, intravenous
MTD
Dose: 800 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 800 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20859231
unhealthy, 34–79
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 34–79
Sex: M+F
Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20859231
Thrombocytopenia grade 2, 6.25%
DLT
800 mg/m2 1 times / 3 weeks multiple, intravenous
MTD
Dose: 800 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 800 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20859231
unhealthy, 34–79
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 34–79
Sex: M+F
Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20859231
Fatigue grade 4, 2.2%
1000 mg/m2 1 times / 3 weeks multiple, intravenous
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1000 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 1000 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23735514
unhealthy, 40–65
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 40–65
Sex: M+F
Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23735514
Neutropenia grade 4, 2.2%
1000 mg/m2 1 times / 3 weeks multiple, intravenous
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1000 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 1000 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23735514
unhealthy, 40–65
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 40–65
Sex: M+F
Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23735514
Anaphylaxis Disc. AE
250 mg/m2 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 250 mg/m2, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 250 mg/m2, 1 times / day
Sources:
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=b6b97e41-5f15-498c-abfb-d8443ea4d216&type=display
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=b6b97e41-5f15-498c-abfb-d8443ea4d216&type=display
Hematopoiesis impaired Disc. AE
250 mg/m2 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 250 mg/m2, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 250 mg/m2, 1 times / day
Sources:
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=b6b97e41-5f15-498c-abfb-d8443ea4d216&type=display
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=b6b97e41-5f15-498c-abfb-d8443ea4d216&type=display
Hepatic vein thrombosis grade 3-5, 0.01%
Disc. AE
250 mg/m2 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 250 mg/m2, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 250 mg/m2, 1 times / day
Sources:
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=b6b97e41-5f15-498c-abfb-d8443ea4d216&type=display
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=b6b97e41-5f15-498c-abfb-d8443ea4d216&type=display
Hepatotoxicity grade 3-5, 0.01%
Disc. AE
250 mg/m2 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 250 mg/m2, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 250 mg/m2, 1 times / day
Sources:
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=b6b97e41-5f15-498c-abfb-d8443ea4d216&type=display
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=b6b97e41-5f15-498c-abfb-d8443ea4d216&type=display
Necrosis hepatocellular grade 3-5, 0.01%
Disc. AE
250 mg/m2 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 250 mg/m2, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 250 mg/m2, 1 times / day
Sources:
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=b6b97e41-5f15-498c-abfb-d8443ea4d216&type=display
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=b6b97e41-5f15-498c-abfb-d8443ea4d216&type=display
Leukopenia grade 3-5
Disc. AE
250 mg/m2 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 250 mg/m2, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 250 mg/m2, 1 times / day
Sources:
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=b6b97e41-5f15-498c-abfb-d8443ea4d216&type=display
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=b6b97e41-5f15-498c-abfb-d8443ea4d216&type=display
Thrombocytopenia grade 3-5
Disc. AE
250 mg/m2 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 250 mg/m2, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 250 mg/m2, 1 times / day
Sources:
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=b6b97e41-5f15-498c-abfb-d8443ea4d216&type=display
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=b6b97e41-5f15-498c-abfb-d8443ea4d216&type=display
Anemia sometimes
Disc. AE
250 mg/m2 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 250 mg/m2, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 250 mg/m2, 1 times / day
Sources:
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=b6b97e41-5f15-498c-abfb-d8443ea4d216&type=display
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=b6b97e41-5f15-498c-abfb-d8443ea4d216&type=display
Hepatic vein thrombosis grade 3-5
Disc. AE
850 mg/m2 1 times / 3 weeks multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 850 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 850 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Sources:
https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/referral/summary-information-referral-opinion-following-arbitration-pursuant-article-29-directive-2001/83/ec-formerly-article-10-paragraph-2-directive-75/319/eec-20-may-1975-amended-dacarbazine-fauld_en.pdf
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/referral/summary-information-referral-opinion-following-arbitration-pursuant-article-29-directive-2001/83/ec-formerly-article-10-paragraph-2-directive-75/319/eec-20-may-1975-amended-dacarbazine-fauld_en.pdf
Hepatotoxicity grade 3-5
Disc. AE
850 mg/m2 1 times / 3 weeks multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 850 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 850 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Sources:
https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/referral/summary-information-referral-opinion-following-arbitration-pursuant-article-29-directive-2001/83/ec-formerly-article-10-paragraph-2-directive-75/319/eec-20-may-1975-amended-dacarbazine-fauld_en.pdf
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/referral/summary-information-referral-opinion-following-arbitration-pursuant-article-29-directive-2001/83/ec-formerly-article-10-paragraph-2-directive-75/319/eec-20-may-1975-amended-dacarbazine-fauld_en.pdf
Leukopenia grade 3-5
Disc. AE
850 mg/m2 1 times / 3 weeks multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 850 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 850 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Sources:
https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/referral/summary-information-referral-opinion-following-arbitration-pursuant-article-29-directive-2001/83/ec-formerly-article-10-paragraph-2-directive-75/319/eec-20-may-1975-amended-dacarbazine-fauld_en.pdf
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/referral/summary-information-referral-opinion-following-arbitration-pursuant-article-29-directive-2001/83/ec-formerly-article-10-paragraph-2-directive-75/319/eec-20-may-1975-amended-dacarbazine-fauld_en.pdf
Thrombocytopenia grade 3-5
Disc. AE
850 mg/m2 1 times / 3 weeks multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 850 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 850 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Sources:
https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/referral/summary-information-referral-opinion-following-arbitration-pursuant-article-29-directive-2001/83/ec-formerly-article-10-paragraph-2-directive-75/319/eec-20-may-1975-amended-dacarbazine-fauld_en.pdf
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/referral/summary-information-referral-opinion-following-arbitration-pursuant-article-29-directive-2001/83/ec-formerly-article-10-paragraph-2-directive-75/319/eec-20-may-1975-amended-dacarbazine-fauld_en.pdf
Anemia mild
Disc. AE
850 mg/m2 1 times / 3 weeks multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 850 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 850 mg/m2, 1 times / 3 weeks
Sources:
https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/referral/summary-information-referral-opinion-following-arbitration-pursuant-article-29-directive-2001/83/ec-formerly-article-10-paragraph-2-directive-75/319/eec-20-may-1975-amended-dacarbazine-fauld_en.pdf
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/referral/summary-information-referral-opinion-following-arbitration-pursuant-article-29-directive-2001/83/ec-formerly-article-10-paragraph-2-directive-75/319/eec-20-may-1975-amended-dacarbazine-fauld_en.pdf
Overview

Overview

CYP3A4CYP2C9CYP2D6hERG
substrate
1946
substrate
1193

OverviewOther

Other InhibitorOther SubstrateOther Inducer
CYP2C19
2057
CYP1A2
1197

CYP1A1
389

CYP2E1
729
Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as perpetrator​

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
CYP2C19
2141
 no
Drug as victim

Drug as victim

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
CYP2C9
1193
 no
CYP3A4
1946
 no
CYP1A1
389
 yes
CYP1A2
1197
 yes
CYP2E1
729
 yes
Sourcing

Sourcing

Vendor/AggregatorIDURL
ChEBI
CHEBI:4305
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/searchId.do?chebiId=CHEBI:4305
eMolecules
37036088
https://www.emolecules.com/cgi-bin/more?vid=37036088
MolPort
MolPort-044-723-991
https://www.molport.com/shop/molecule-link/MolPort-044-723-991
ZINC
ZINC000254748682
http://zinc15.docking.org/substances/ZINC000254748682
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Cardiomyopathy after widely separated courses of adriamycin exacerbated by actinomycin-D and mithramycin.
1975 Nov
[DTIC: effect on fibrinolysis and thrombocyte function].
1986 Oct
Peripheral DTIC neurotoxicity: a case report.
1987
Fatal hepatic vascular toxicity of DTIC. Is it really a rare event?
1988 May 15
Hepatic vascular toxicity of dacarbazine (DTIC): not a rare complication.
1989 May
[Hepatic veno-occlusive disease caused by Deticene: a cause of acute hypovolemic shock].
1990
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute studies in advanced sarcoma.
1990 Feb
Cisplatin, dacarbazine, and fotemustine plus interferon alpha in patients with advanced malignant melanoma. A multicenter phase II study of the Italian Cooperative Oncology Group.
2000 Dec 15
Increased susceptibility to chemotherapeutic alkylating agents of mice deficient in DNA repair methyltransferase.
2000 Oct
Dacarbazine-induced carotid artery and deep venous thrombosis in a patient with leiomyosarcoma: case report.
2001 Apr
Dacarbazine DTIC and carboplatin as an outpatient treatment for disseminated malignant melanoma.
2001 Jul-Aug
Analysis of O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase in melanoma tumours in patients treated with dacarbazine-based chemotherapy.
2002 Aug
The role of glucocorticoids in the treatment of fulminant hepatitis induced by dacarbazine.
2002 Feb
Dacarbazine causes transcriptional up-regulation of interleukin 8 and vascular endothelial growth factor in melanoma cells: a possible escape mechanism from chemotherapy.
2003 Aug
Second-line chemotherapy with dacarbazine and fotemustine in nitrosourea-pretreated patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme.
2003 Jul
Mcl-1 antisense therapy chemosensitizes human melanoma in a SCID mouse xenotransplantation model.
2003 Jun
O6-methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase expression and gene polymorphisms in relation to chemotherapeutic response in metastatic melanoma.
2003 Oct 20
[Chemoimmunotherapy with dacarbazine and aranose combined with interferon-alpha in disseminated cutaneous melanoma].
2004
Biochemotherapy in patients with advanced vulvovaginal mucosal melanoma.
2004 Dec
The prognostic role of CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocytes during chemoimmunotherapy in metastatic melanoma.
2004 Dec
Exposure of melanoma cells to dacarbazine results in enhanced tumor growth and metastasis in vivo.
2004 Jun 1
Correspondence re: DC Lev et al., Dacarbazine causes transcriptional up-regulation of interleukin 8 and vascular endothelial growth factor in melanoma cells: a possible escape mechanism from chemotherapy. Mol Cancer Ther, 2003;2(8):753-63.
2004 Mar
Randomized trial of dacarbazine versus bleomycin, vincristine, lomustine and dacarbazine (BOLD) chemotherapy combined with natural or recombinant interferon-alpha in patients with advanced melanoma.
2005 Aug
Artesunate in the treatment of metastatic uveal melanoma--first experiences.
2005 Dec
Combined chemoimmunotherapy of metastatic melanoma: a single institution experience.
2005 Jun
Functional erythropoietin autocrine loop in melanoma.
2005 Mar
Organ- and treatment-specific local response rates to systemic and local treatment modalities in stage IV melanoma.
2005 Nov
Long-term survival in metastatic melanoma patients treated with sequential biochemotherapy: report of a Phase II study.
2006 Aug-Sep
Alkylating benzamides with melanoma cytotoxicity: experimental chemotherapy in a mouse melanoma model.
2006 Dec
[Hypersensitivity to dacarbazine in patients with metastatic malignant melanoma].
2006 Feb
Chemoimmunotherapy with dacarbazine, cisplatin, interferon-alpha2b and interleukin-2 versus two cycles of dacarbazine followed by chemoimmunotherapy in patients with metastatic melanoma: a randomised phase II study of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Melanoma Group.
2006 Nov
Bcl-2 antisense (oblimersen sodium) plus dacarbazine in patients with advanced melanoma: the Oblimersen Melanoma Study Group.
2006 Oct 10
Interleukin-2-based biochemotherapy for patients with stage IV melanoma: long-term survivors outside a clinical trial setting.
2007
Serum VEGF-C is associated with metastatic site in patients with malignant melanoma.
2007
Single-agent interleukin-2 in the treatment of metastatic melanoma.
2007 Feb
Resection in the popliteal fossa for metastatic melanoma.
2007 Jan 19
Chemoimmunotherapy for cutaneous melanoma with dacarbazine and epifocal contact sensitizers: results of a nationwide survey of the German Dermatologic Co-operative Oncology Group.
2007 Jul
Hemorrhagic cystitis in a patient receiving conventional doses of dacarbazine for metastatic malignant melanoma: case report and review of the literature.
2007 Jun
Combined treatment with Ad-hTRAIL and DTIC or SAHA is associated with increased mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis in human melanoma cell lines.
2007 Jun
Results of a multicenter randomized study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of combined immunotherapy with interleukin-2, interferon-{alpha}2b and histamine dihydrochloride versus dacarbazine in patients with stage IV melanoma.
2007 Oct
Comparison of a treatment strategy combining CCI-779 plus DTIC versus DTIC monotreatment in human melanoma in SCID mice.
2007 Oct
Biochemotherapy of metastatic melanoma in patients with or without recently diagnosed brain metastases.
2007 Sep 15
The management of desmoids in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP).
2008
Hodgkin lymphoma presenting with various immunologic abnormalities, including autoimmune hepatitis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, and immune thrombocytopenia.
2008 Feb
Glut-1 as a therapeutic target: increased chemoresistance and HIF-1-independent link with cell turnover is revealed through COMPARE analysis and metabolomic studies.
2008 Mar
Unexpected clinical outcome in a patient with liver and brain metastasis from melanoma.
2008 Mar-Apr
Double-blind randomized phase II study of the combination of sorafenib and dacarbazine in patients with advanced melanoma: a report from the 11715 Study Group.
2008 May 1
Impairment of APE1 function enhances cellular sensitivity to clinically relevant alkylators and antimetabolites.
2009 Jun
Glucocorticoid-dependent expression of O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase gene modulates dacarbazine-induced hepatotoxicity in mice.
2010 Jun
A correlation between the in vitro drug toxicity of drugs to cell lines that express human P450s and their propensity to cause liver injury in humans.
2014 Jan
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Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
Malignant Melanoma: the recommended dosage is 2 to 4.5 mg/kg/day for 10 days. Treatment may be repeated at 4 week intervals Hodgkin's Disease: The recommended dosage of Dacarbazine for Injection, USP in the treatment of Hodgkin’s disease is 150 mg/square meter body surface/day for 5 days, in combination with other effective drugs. Treatment may be repeated every 4 weeks.5 An alternative recommended dosage is 375 mg/square meter body surface on day 1, in combination with other effective drugs, to be repeated every 15 days
Route of Administration: Intravenous
In Vitro Use Guide
The effect of alkyating agent dacarbazine (DTIC) and imexon, alone and in combination, was evaluated for growth inhibition (MTT), radiolabeled drug uptake, cellular thiol content (HPLC), and DNA strand breaks (Comet assay). Growth inhibition in vitro was additive with the two drugs. There was no effect on drug uptake or on the number of DNA strand breaks. There was a >75% reduction in cellular glutathione and cysteine with imexon but not DTIC. Co-administration of the two drugs in mice caused an increase in the area under the curve of both drugs, but the combination was not effective in reducing human A375 melanoma tumors in vivo.
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Name Type Language
DTIC-DOME
Preferred Name English
DACARBAZINE
EP   HSDB   INN   JAN   MART.   MI   ORANGE BOOK   USAN   USP   USP-RS   VANDF   WHO-DD   WHO-IP  
USAN   INN  
Official Name English
DACARBAZINE [WHO-IP]
Common Name English
DIC
Common Name English
DTIC
Common Name English
DACARBASINE
Common Name English
dacarbazine [INN]
Common Name English
1H-IMIDAZOLE-4-CARBOXAMIDE, 5-(3,3-DIMETHYL-1-TRIAZENYL)-
Systematic Name English
DACARBAZINE [ORANGE BOOK]
Common Name English
Dacarbazine [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
DACARBAZINE [USP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
DACARBAZINE [HSDB]
Common Name English
DACARBAZINE [USP-RS]
Common Name English
DACARBAZINE [MI]
Common Name English
DACARBAZINE [VANDF]
Common Name English
DECARBAZINE
Common Name English
NSC-45388
Code English
NCI C04717
Code English
DACARBAZINE [IARC]
Common Name English
DACARBAZINE [EP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
IMIDAZOLE CARBOXAMIDE
Systematic Name English
DACARBAZINE [USAN]
Common Name English
DACARBAZINE [MART.]
Common Name English
DACARBAZINUM [WHO-IP LATIN]
Common Name English
DACARBAZINE [JAN]
Common Name English
5-(3,3-Dimethyl-1-triazeno)imidazole-4-carboxamide
Systematic Name English
BIOCARBAZINE R
Common Name English
DICARBAZINE
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C902
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LIVERTOX NBK548913
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WHO-ATC L01AX04
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NDF-RT N0000175558
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WHO-VATC QL01AX04
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WHO-ESSENTIAL MEDICINES LIST 8.2
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Code System Code Type Description
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1162308
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DAILYMED
7GR28W0FJI
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SMS_ID
100000088395
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INN
3232
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FDA UNII
7GR28W0FJI
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DRUG BANK
DB00851
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NSC
45388
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LACTMED
Dacarbazine
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WIKIPEDIA
DACARBAZINE
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HSDB
3219
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CAS
4342-03-4
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NCI_THESAURUS
C411
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID0020369
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PUBCHEM
135398738
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
224-396-1
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL476
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WHO INTERNATIONAL PHARMACOPEIA
DACARBAZINE
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PRIMARY Description: A colourless or pale yellow, crystalline powder.Solubility: Slightly soluble in water and ethanol (~750 g/l) TS.Category: Cytotoxic drug.Storage: Dacarbazine should be kept in a tightly closed container, protected from light, and stored at a temperature notexceeding 8 ?C.Additional information: CAUTION: Dacarbazine must be handled with care, avoiding contact with the skin and inhalation ofairborne particles.
MERCK INDEX
m4065
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PRIMARY Merck Index
CHEBI
4305
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EVMPD
SUB06882MIG
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MESH
D003606
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DRUG CENTRAL
773
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RXCUI
3098
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