dacarbazine ๐Ÿถ Veterinary Use | Indications/Contra | FAERs-F | FAERs-M | Orange Bk | BioActivity |

Stem definitionDrug idCAS RN
773 4342-03-4

Description:

MoleculeDescription

Molfile Inchi Smiles

Synonyms:

  • deticene
  • dacarbazine
An antineoplastic agent. It has significant activity against melanomas. (from Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 31st ed, p564)
  • Molecular weight: 182.19
  • Formula: C6H10N6O
  • CLOGP: 0.47
  • LIPINSKI: 0
  • HAC: 7
  • HDO: 2
  • TPSA: 99.73
  • ALOGS: -2.12
  • ROTB: 3

  • Status: OFP

  • Legend:
    OFP - off patent
    OFM - off market
    ONP - on patent

Drug dosage:

None

ADMET properties:

PropertyValueReference
BDDCS (Biopharmaceutical Drug Disposition Classification System) 3 Benet LZ, Broccatelli F, Oprea TI
S (Water solubility) 4.20 mg/mL Benet LZ, Broccatelli F, Oprea TI
EoM (Fraction excreted unchanged in urine) 39 % Benet LZ, Broccatelli F, Oprea TI
MRTD (Maximum Recommended Therapeutic Daily Dose) 24.70 ยตM/kg/day Contrera JF, Matthews EJ, Kruhlak NL, Benz RD
Vd (Volume of distribution) 1.20 L/kg Lombardo F, Berellini G, Obach RS
CL (Clearance) 2.60 mL/min/kg Lombardo F, Berellini G, Obach RS
fu (Fraction unbound in plasma) 1 % Lombardo F, Berellini G, Obach RS
t_half (Half-life) 6.20 hours Lombardo F, Berellini G, Obach RS

Approvals:

DateAgencyCompanyOrphan
May 27, 1975 FDA BAYER HLTHCARE

FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (Female)

MedDRA adverse event termLikelihood ratioLikelihood ratio thresholdPatients taking drug having adverse eventPatients taking drug not having adverse eventPatients not taking drug having adverse eventPatients not taking drug not having adverse event
Febrile neutropenia 211.03 27.28 130 5399 118319 63365174
Neutropenia 165.11 27.28 130 5399 174875 63308618
Disease progression 148.69 27.28 106 5423 122652 63360841
Pulmonary toxicity 116.29 27.28 40 5489 9415 63474078
Second primary malignancy 76.35 27.28 28 5501 7925 63475568
Tissue infiltration 69.26 27.28 15 5514 614 63482879
Malignant neoplasm progression 68.69 27.28 57 5472 82064 63401429
Basal ganglion degeneration 68.42 27.28 14 5515 434 63483059
Uterine enlargement 58.80 27.28 15 5514 1253 63482240
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia 56.00 27.28 28 5501 16886 63466607
Dysaesthesia 55.26 27.28 19 5510 4459 63479034
Inguinal hernia 51.98 27.28 15 5514 1992 63481501
Anaesthesia 51.43 27.28 11 5518 424 63483069
Psychogenic seizure 49.92 27.28 14 5515 1678 63481815
Myelodysplastic syndrome 47.54 27.28 25 5504 16729 63466764
Cardiotoxicity 46.85 27.28 20 5509 8418 63475075
Exposure during pregnancy 46.06 27.28 62 5467 155485 63328008
Neurological decompensation 43.79 27.28 14 5515 2624 63480869
Interstitial lung disease 43.67 27.28 39 5490 61869 63421624
Hypochromic anaemia 43.63 27.28 13 5516 1929 63481564
Monoplegia 41.13 27.28 14 5515 3187 63480306
Product use in unapproved indication 39.36 27.28 62 5467 179018 63304475
Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis 38.80 27.28 7 5522 109 63483384
Acute myeloid leukaemia 38.71 27.28 22 5507 17125 63466368
Hyperpyrexia 35.64 27.28 13 5516 3619 63479874
Pyrexia 35.16 27.28 105 5424 470373 63013120
Premature menopause 33.92 27.28 9 5520 877 63482616
Klebsiella infection 33.82 27.28 16 5513 8550 63474943
Sarcoidosis 33.43 27.28 15 5514 7107 63476386
Febrile bone marrow aplasia 33.02 27.28 15 5514 7310 63476183
Pancytopenia 32.34 27.28 41 5488 96892 63386601
Intervertebral disc disorder 32.00 27.28 13 5516 4830 63478663
Candida infection 30.84 27.28 23 5506 28328 63455165
Foetal exposure during pregnancy 30.53 27.28 24 5505 31938 63451555
Meningitis streptococcal 30.52 27.28 6 5523 151 63483342
Premature baby 29.93 27.28 20 5509 20715 63462778
Anaemia 29.39 27.28 73 5456 293357 63190136
Hyperventilation 29.08 27.28 13 5516 6103 63477390
Neuropathy peripheral 28.69 27.28 42 5487 113625 63369868
Off label use 28.55 27.28 125 5404 674337 62809156
Abdominal tenderness 28.45 27.28 14 5515 8152 63475341
Renal cyst 28.16 27.28 15 5514 10287 63473206
Infusion site joint movement impairment 27.85 27.28 4 5525 12 63483481

FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (Male)

MedDRA adverse event termLikelihood ratioLikelihood ratio thresholdPatients taking drug having adverse eventPatients taking drug not having adverse eventPatients not taking drug having adverse eventPatients not taking drug not having adverse event
Second primary malignancy 195.52 25.05 66 5639 7820 34943406
Febrile neutropenia 193.18 25.05 167 5538 136682 34814544
Acute myeloid leukaemia 141.74 25.05 66 5639 18204 34933022
Malignant neoplasm progression 110.99 25.05 101 5604 87945 34863281
Neutropenia 106.22 25.05 129 5576 156649 34794577
Cardiotoxicity 93.31 25.05 35 5670 5613 34945613
Disease progression 81.44 25.05 94 5611 107983 34843243
Pulmonary toxicity 79.89 25.05 32 5673 6115 34945111
Endocarditis noninfective 75.89 25.05 14 5691 126 34951100
Neutrophil count decreased 70.97 25.05 62 5643 51042 34900184
Chronic myeloid leukaemia 60.58 25.05 20 5685 2204 34949022
Myositis 59.26 25.05 32 5673 12038 34939188
Interstitial lung disease 54.57 25.05 60 5645 65222 34886004
Product use in unapproved indication 50.92 25.05 78 5627 117421 34833805
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia 47.12 25.05 33 5672 19677 34931549
Off label use 44.16 25.05 159 5546 419365 34531861
Autoimmune neutropenia 43.90 25.05 10 5695 271 34950955
Pneumonitis 42.82 25.05 39 5666 33839 34917387
Cardiac dysfunction 36.83 25.05 14 5691 2324 34948902
Acute lymphocytic leukaemia 36.70 25.05 15 5690 3014 34948212
Ichthyosis 34.72 25.05 7 5698 104 34951122
Pneumonia salmonella 33.04 25.05 6 5699 49 34951177
Asthenospermia 31.60 25.05 6 5699 64 34951162
Guillain-Barre syndrome 29.48 25.05 16 5689 6071 34945155
Pyrexia 28.98 25.05 119 5586 332894 34618332
Spindle cell sarcoma 27.67 25.05 6 5699 129 34951097
Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma 25.17 25.05 6 5699 199 34951027
Peripheral nerve injury 25.11 25.05 6 5699 201 34951025

FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (Geriatric)

MedDRA adverse event termLikelihood ratioLikelihood ratio thresholdPatients taking drug having adverse eventPatients taking drug not having adverse eventPatients not taking drug having adverse eventPatients not taking drug not having adverse event
Febrile neutropenia 337.81 22.05 260 9931 230739 79503458
Second primary malignancy 290.20 22.05 97 10094 14253 79719944
Neutropenia 260.51 22.05 246 9945 287464 79446733
Disease progression 194.57 22.05 172 10019 184190 79550007
Pulmonary toxicity 186.73 22.05 68 10123 12846 79721351
Acute myeloid leukaemia 183.28 22.05 86 10105 30799 79703398
Malignant neoplasm progression 178.67 22.05 144 10047 135846 79598351
Cardiotoxicity 101.15 22.05 43 10148 12196 79722001
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia 93.95 22.05 56 10135 32452 79701745
Product use in unapproved indication 90.43 22.05 134 10057 250225 79483972
Neutrophil count decreased 89.72 22.05 83 10108 93876 79640321
Interstitial lung disease 89.67 22.05 90 10101 112510 79621687
Myelodysplastic syndrome 79.33 22.05 49 10142 30252 79703945
Endocarditis noninfective 72.30 22.05 14 10177 217 79733980
Myelitis 68.16 22.05 21 10170 2370 79731827
Chronic myeloid leukaemia 59.36 22.05 21 10170 3643 79730554
Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis 58.54 22.05 11 10180 144 79734053
Off label use 55.08 22.05 245 9946 906970 78827227
Pneumonitis 54.67 22.05 52 10139 60808 79673389
Myositis 52.73 22.05 32 10159 19136 79715061
Basal ganglion degeneration 52.21 22.05 12 10179 436 79733761
Tissue infiltration 51.99 22.05 13 10178 678 79733519
Pyrexia 50.29 22.05 195 9996 678514 79055683
Uterine enlargement 48.47 22.05 13 10178 895 79733302
Candida infection 46.97 22.05 39 10152 38175 79696022
Acute lymphocytic leukaemia 42.85 22.05 18 10173 4951 79729246
Neuropathy peripheral 41.68 22.05 69 10122 141236 79592961
Anaesthesia 40.08 22.05 10 10181 517 79733680
Dysaesthesia 40.03 22.05 18 10173 5830 79728367
Sarcoidosis 39.74 22.05 20 10171 8315 79725882
Psychogenic seizure 38.79 22.05 13 10178 1918 79732279
Autoimmune neutropenia 38.77 22.05 10 10181 591 79733606
Therapy partial responder 37.75 22.05 25 10166 17372 79716825
Intestinal perforation 37.71 22.05 25 10166 17401 79716796
Platelet toxicity 37.48 22.05 5 10186 3 79734194
Pancytopenia 37.40 22.05 72 10119 165673 79568524
Asthenospermia 35.20 22.05 6 10185 43 79734154
Neoplasm progression 35.15 22.05 38 10153 51644 79682553
Lung disorder 34.73 22.05 47 10144 80510 79653687
Respiratory failure 34.18 22.05 73 10118 180838 79553359
Tooth malformation 33.96 22.05 7 10184 151 79734046
Ichthyosis 33.74 22.05 7 10184 156 79734041
Pneumonia salmonella 33.51 22.05 6 10185 59 79734138
Myelosuppression 33.49 22.05 33 10158 40263 79693934
Ileus 32.73 22.05 27 10164 26184 79708013
Cytopenia 31.92 22.05 24 10167 20359 79713838
Hodgkin's disease recurrent 31.59 22.05 5 10186 21 79734176
Acute promyelocytic leukaemia 29.80 22.05 10 10181 1481 79732716
Anaemia 29.75 22.05 124 10067 444891 79289306
Monoplegia 29.68 22.05 13 10178 3958 79730239
White blood cell count decreased 28.92 22.05 70 10121 188218 79545979
Left ventricular dysfunction 28.57 22.05 22 10169 19339 79714858
Guillain-Barre syndrome 27.34 22.05 16 10175 8949 79725248
Sepsis 27.29 22.05 86 10105 269342 79464855
Hypochromic anaemia 27.23 22.05 11 10180 2740 79731457
Metastatic malignant melanoma 26.81 22.05 11 10180 2852 79731345
Infusion site joint movement impairment 26.32 22.05 4 10187 12 79734185
Neurological decompensation 26.20 22.05 13 10178 5240 79728957
Spindle cell sarcoma 25.84 22.05 6 10185 228 79733969
Lymphopenia 25.34 22.05 25 10166 30532 79703665
Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma 25.08 22.05 6 10185 260 79733937
Abdominal tenderness 24.88 22.05 16 10175 10578 79723619
Hypothyroidism 24.79 22.05 32 10159 52360 79681837
Renal cyst 24.53 22.05 18 10173 14714 79719483
Thrombocytopenia 24.45 22.05 82 10109 265177 79469020
Polyneuropathy 24.31 22.05 22 10169 24129 79710068
Intervertebral disc disorder 24.24 22.05 12 10179 4813 79729384
Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis 24.19 22.05 21 10170 21816 79712381
Rash 24.19 22.05 23 10168 578335 79155862
Joint swelling 24.06 22.05 4 10187 288642 79445555
Pain 24.02 22.05 33 10158 703769 79030428
Hodgkin's disease nodular sclerosis 23.94 22.05 4 10187 25 79734172
Inguinal hernia 23.62 22.05 13 10178 6475 79727722
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour metastatic 23.52 22.05 5 10186 126 79734071
Invasive lobular breast carcinoma 23.50 22.05 7 10184 704 79733493
Infusion site ulcer 23.19 22.05 4 10187 31 79734166
Weight increased 22.77 22.05 4 10187 277382 79456815
Infusion site hypoaesthesia 22.66 22.05 4 10187 36 79734161
Tumour lysis syndrome 22.53 22.05 21 10170 23918 79710279

FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (Pediatric)

None

Pharmacologic Action:

SourceCodeDescription
ATC L01AX04 ANTINEOPLASTIC AND IMMUNOMODULATING AGENTS
ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS
ALKYLATING AGENTS
Other alkylating agents
FDA MoA N0000000236 Alkylating Activity
FDA EPC N0000175558 Alkylating Drug
CHEBI has role CHEBI:35610 antineoplastic agents
CHEBI has role CHEBI:50266 Prodrugs
CHEBI has role CHEBI:50903 carcinogen
MeSH PA D000477 Alkylating Agents
MeSH PA D000970 Antineoplastic Agents
MeSH PA D018906 Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
MeSH PA D009676 Noxae

Drug Use | Suggest Off label Use Form| |View source of the data|

DiseaseRelationSNOMED_IDDOID
Hodgkin's disease indication 118599009
Metastatic malignant melanoma indication 443493003
Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor off-label use 717919005
Hepatic vein thrombosis contraindication 38739001 DOID:11512
Leukopenia contraindication 84828003 DOID:615
Hepatic necrosis contraindication 87248009
Kidney disease contraindication 90708001 DOID:557
Disease of liver contraindication 235856003 DOID:409
Anemia contraindication 271737000 DOID:2355
Pregnancy, function contraindication 289908002
Thrombocytopenic disorder contraindication 302215000 DOID:1588
Bone marrow depression contraindication 307762000
Breastfeeding (mother) contraindication 413712001




๐Ÿถ Veterinary Drug Use

None

๐Ÿถ Veterinary products

None

Acid dissociation constants calculated using MoKa v3.0.0

Dissociation levelDissociation constantType (acidic/basic)
pKa1 11.06 acidic
pKa2 11.73 acidic
pKa3 4.18 Basic

Orange Book patent data (new drug applications)

None

Orange Book exclusivity data (new drug applications)

None

Bioactivity Summary:

TargetClassPharosUniProtActionTypeActivity value
(-log[M])
Mechanism
action
Bioact sourceMoA source
Matrix metalloproteinase-9 Enzyme IC50 6.26 DRUG MATRIX
DNA polymerase alpha subunit B Enzyme WOMBAT-PK

External reference:

IDSource
4018386 VUID
N0000146713 NUI
D00288 KEGG_DRUG
3098 RXNORM
4018386 VANDF
C0010927 UMLSCUI
CHEBI:4305 CHEBI
CHEMBL476 ChEMBL_ID
DB00851 DRUGBANK_ID
D003606 MESH_DESCRIPTOR_UI
135398738 PUBCHEM_CID
3232 INN_ID
9075 IUPHAR_LIGAND_ID
7GR28W0FJI UNII
31748 MMSL
4528 MMSL
d00202 MMSL
002671 NDDF
387441003 SNOMEDCT_US
77750008 SNOMEDCT_US

Pharmaceutical products:

ProductCategoryIngredientsNDCFormQuantityRouteMarketingLabel
Dacarbazine HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG LABEL 1 0143-9245 INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION 10 mg INTRAVENOUS ANDA 16 sections
Dacarbazine HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG LABEL 1 0703-5075 INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION 200 mg INTRAVENOUS ANDA 17 sections
Dacarbazine HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG LABEL 1 0703-5075 INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION 200 mg INTRAVENOUS ANDA 17 sections
Dacarbazine HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG LABEL 1 0703-5075 INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION 200 mg INTRAVENOUS ANDA 17 sections
Dacarbazine HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG LABEL 1 63323-127 INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION 10 mg INTRAVENOUS ANDA 14 sections
Dacarbazine HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG LABEL 1 63323-127 INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION 10 mg INTRAVENOUS ANDA 14 sections
Dacarbazine HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG LABEL 1 63323-128 INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION 10 mg INTRAVENOUS ANDA 14 sections
Dacarbazine HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG LABEL 1 63323-128 INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION 10 mg INTRAVENOUS ANDA 14 sections