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ArticleCancer chemotherapy and pharmacology2013

Effects of the aldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitor disulfiram on the plasma pharmacokinetics, metabolism, and toxicity of benzaldehyde dimethane sulfonate (NSC281612, DMS612, BEN) in mice.

Robert A Parise, Jan H Beumer, Dana M Clausen, Lora H Rigatti, Judy A Ziegler, Maura Gasparetto, Clayton A Smith, Julie L Eiseman

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Article in Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Copper Ionophores as Novel Antiobesity Therapeutics.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020
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  3. A phase i study of DMS612, a novel bifunctional alkylating agent.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2015
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Robert A PariseDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
Jan H Beumer
Dana M Clausen
Lora H Rigatti
Judy A Ziegler
Maura Gasparetto
Clayton A Smith
Julie L Eiseman
University of Pittsburgh · USUPMC Hillman Cancer Center · US

Funding

VECTOR CORE FACILITYP30CA047904 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Jessie Nedrow · 1988 to 2026
$158.0M
Phase I Clinical Trials of Novel Anticancer AgentsU01CA099168 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CHU, EDWARD · 2003 to 2013
$5.0M
Intramural NIH HHSNCI NIH HHS N01 CM052202NCI NIH HHS N01-CM-52202NCI NIH HHS P30 CA047904NCI NIH HHS P30-CA47904NCI NIH HHS U01 CA099168NCI NIH HHS U01-CA099168
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeBenzaldehyde dimethane sulfonate (DMS612, NSC281612, BEN) is an alkylator with activity against renal cell carcinoma, currently in phase I trials. In blood, BEN is rapidly metabolized into its highly reactive carboxylic acid (BA), presumably the predominant alkylating species. We hypothesized that BEN is metabolized to BA by aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) and aimed to increase BEN exposure in blood and tissues by inhibiting ALDH with disulfiram, thereby shifting BA production from blood to tissues.

methodsFemale CD2F1 mice were dosed with 20 mg/kg BEN iv alone or 24 h after 300 mg/kg disulfiram ip. BEN, BA, and metabolites were quantitated in plasma and urine, and toxicities were assessed.

resultsBEN had a plasma t½ <5 min and produced at least 12 products. The metabolite half-lives were <136 min. Disulfiram increased BEN plasma exposure 368-fold (AUC0-inf from 0.11 to 40.5 mg/L min), while plasma levels of BA remained similar. Urinary BEN excretion increased (1.0-1.5 % of dose), while BA excretion was unchanged. Hematocrit, white blood cell counts, and percentage lymphocytes decreased after BEN administration. Coadministration of disulfiram appeared to enhance these effects. Profound liver pathology was observed in mice treated with disulfiram and BEN.

conclusionsBEN plasma concentrations increased after administration of disulfiram, suggesting that ALDH mediates the rapid metabolism of BEN in vivo, which may explain the increased toxicity seen with BEN after administration of disulfiram. Our results suggest that the coadministration of BEN with drugs that inhibit ALDH to patients that are ALDH deficient may cause liver damage.

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Aldehyde DehydrogenaseAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsArea Under CurveBenzaldehydesChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryDisulfiramDrug InteractionsEnzyme InhibitorsFemaleHalf-LifeMiceAldehyde DehydrogenaseAntineoplastic AgentsBenzaldehydesDisulfiramEnzyme InhibitorsNSC281612

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PMID24061865
PMCPMC3836906
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