13010-47-4 Usage
Description
Lomustine, also known as CCNU, is an N-nitrosourea derivative with potent antitumor activity. It is a pale yellow powder that serves as an alkylating antineoplastic agent. Lomustine is used in the treatment of various types of cancer, including brain tumors, lung cancer, malignant melanoma, and other solid tumors. It is available in 10-, 40-, and 100-mg capsules for oral administration and is well absorbed, widely distributed, and capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier. Lomustine undergoes extensive hepatic metabolism, mediated by CYP3A4, resulting in several hydroxylated metabolites, some of which are more active than the parent compound. The drug is primarily eliminated in the urine with an elimination half-life of 16 to 72 hours.
Uses
Used in Oncology:
Lomustine is used as an oral anticancer drug for the treatment of primary and metastatic brain cancers and Hodgkin's lymphoma. It is also used in combination with other antineoplastic agents, such as procarbazine, vincristine, etoposide, and prednimustine, to treat various types of cancer.
Used in Anticancer Applications:
Lomustine is employed as an anticancer agent, particularly against solid malignancies such as lung cancer, malignant melanoma, breast cancer, kidney cancer, and cancer of the gastrointestinal tract. It has also been applied to the skin to treat mycosis fungoides and psoriasis.
Used in Drug Development:
Lomustine serves as a reference compound in the development of novel drug delivery systems and other antineoplastic agents, due to its established efficacy in cancer treatment.
Used in Pharmaceutical Industry:
Lomustine is used as an active pharmaceutical ingredient in the production of the brand-name drug Ceenu, manufactured by Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Synthesis Reference(s)
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 18, p. 104, 1975 DOI: 10.1021/jm00235a023Synthesis, p. 1027, 1987 DOI: 10.1055/s-1987-28160
Biological Activity
lomustine is an antineoplastic drug used in chemotherapy [1]lomustine has been revealed to inhibit the growth of tumour cell lines with ic50 values of 25μm, 8.8μm and 13μm for breast zr-75-1, astrocytoma u87mg and colorectal ls174t cell lines [2]. besides, lomustine has been found to be particularly effective in the treatment of certain neoplasms of the central nervous system, because of the high lipid solubility and permeability through the blood brain barrier. in addition, lomustine has shown the effect function in treatment of meningeal leukemia in the mouse and in children who have acute leukemia with central nervous system involvement [1].
Biochem/physiol Actions
Antineoplastic agent with cellular DNA effects. Lomustine induces p53 expression in A2870 cells.
Mechanism of action
Like other nitrosoureas, lomustine acts as a DNA-alkylating agent, and it also inhibits various key enzymatic reactions by carbamoylating proteins.
Clinical Use
#N/A
Safety Profile
Confirmed carcinogen
with experimental carcinogenic and
tumorigenic data. Poison by ingestion,
intraperitoneal, subcutaneous, intravenous,
and possibly other routes. Human systemic
effects by ingestion: anorexia, nausea or
vomiting, leukopenia (decrease in the white
blood cell count), and thrombocytopenia
(decrease in the number of blood platelets).
Experimental teratogenic and reproductive
effects. Human mutation data reported.
When heated to decomposition it emits very
toxic fumes of Cland NOx. See also NNITROSO COMPOUNDS.
Synthesis
Lomustine, 1-(2-chloroethyl)-3-cyclohexyl-1-nitrosourea (30.2.4.3), is made
by reacting ethanolamine with cyclohexylisocyanate, which forms 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-
cyclohexylurea (30.2.4.1). Upon reaction with thionyl chloride, the hydroxyl group in it is
replaced with a chlorine atom, giving 1-(2-chloroethyl)-3-cyclohexylurea (30.2.4.2). This
is nitrated in non-aqueous conditions with formic acid and sodium nitrite to give lomustine (30.2.4.3).
Potential Exposure
A potential danger to those involved
in the manufacture, administration or consumption of this
antineoplastic (anti-cancer) agent
Veterinary Drugs and Treatments
Lomustine may be useful in the adjunctive treatment of CNS neoplasms,
lymphomas, and mast cell tumors in dogs and cats.
Carcinogenicity
1-(2-Chloroethyl)-3-cyclohexyl-1-nitrosourea (CCNU) is reasonably
anticipated to be a human carcinogen based on sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity from studies in experimental animals.
Metabolism
Molecular weight (daltons) 233.7
% Protein binding 60
% Excreted unchanged in urine 50 (as metabolites)
Volume of distribution (L/kg) No data
Half-life - normal/ESRF (hrs) 16-48 (metabolites)
Waste Disposal
It is inappropriate and possibly
dangerous to the environment to dispose of expired or waste
drugs and pharmaceuticals by flushing them down the toilet
or discarding them to the trash. Household quantities of
expired or waste pharmaceuticals may be mixed with wet
cat litter or coffee grounds, double-bagged in plastic, discard
in trash. Larger quantities shall carefully take into consideration applicable DEA, EPA, and FDA regulations. If possible return the pharmaceutical to the manufacturer for proper
disposal being careful to properly label and securely package
the material. Alternatively, the waste pharmaceutical shall be
labeled, securely packaged and transported by a state
licensed medical waste contractor to dispose by burial in a
licensed hazardous or toxic waste landfill or incinerator.
references
[1] cheng cj, fujimura s, grunberger d, weinstein ib. nteraction of 1-(2-chloroethyl)-3-cyclohexyl-1-nitrosourea (nsc 79037) with nucleic acids and proteins in vivo and in vitro. cancer res. 1972 jan;32(1):22-7.[2] baer jc1, freeman aa, newlands es, watson aj, rafferty ja, margison gp. depletion of o6-alkylguanine-dna alkyltransferase correlates with potentiation of temozolomide and ccnu toxicity in human tumour cells.br j cancer. 1993 jun; 67(6):1299-302.
Check Digit Verification of cas no
The CAS Registry Mumber 13010-47-4 includes 8 digits separated into 3 groups by hyphens. The first part of the number,starting from the left, has 5 digits, 1,3,0,1 and 0 respectively; the second part has 2 digits, 4 and 7 respectively.
Calculate Digit Verification of CAS Registry Number 13010-47:
(7*1)+(6*3)+(5*0)+(4*1)+(3*0)+(2*4)+(1*7)=44
44 % 10 = 4
So 13010-47-4 is a valid CAS Registry Number.
InChI:InChI=1/C9H16ClN3O2/c1-2-12(10)9(14)13(11-15)8-6-4-3-5-7-8/h8H,2-7H2,1H3
13010-47-4Relevant articles and documents
Tin(IV) chloride-sodium nitrite as a new nitrosating agent for N-nitrosation of amines, amides and ureas under mild and heterogeneous conditions
Celaries, Benoit,Parkanyi, Cyril
, p. 2371 - 2375 (2006)
We have developed a new method of N-nitrosation of various secondary and tertiary amines, amides and ureas using a mixture of tin(IV) chloride and sodium nitrate. This method leads to a selective, high-yielding and mild heterogeneous N-nitrosation by in situ generation of nitrosyl chloride (NOCl). The reaction can be carried out in several different solvents such as chloroform, dichloromethane, ethers, ethyl acetate and alcohols, at room temperature. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart.
Johnston et al.
, p. 104,105 (1975)
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