Antitumor agents. II. Bis(guanylhydrazones) of anthracene-9,10-dicarboxaldehydes
作者:K. C. Murdock、R. G. Child、Yang I Lin、J. D. Warren、P. F. Fabio、Ving J. Lee、P. T. Izzo、S. A. Lang、Robert B. Angier
DOI:10.1021/jm00347a006
日期:1982.5
9,10-Anthracenedicarboxaldehyde bis[(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)hydrazone] (bisantrene, VI-1) showed anticancer activity in mice vs. both leukemias and solid tumors. Increases in life span vs. the following neoplasms were: P-388 leukemia, 137%; B-16 melanoma, 122%; Lieberman plasma cell tumor, greater than 85%; colon tumor 26, 150%; Ridgway osteogenic sarcoma, 85%. There were significant numbers of long-term survivors. Both DNA and RNA synthesis were strongly inhibited. The drug was resistant to biodegradation and was bound strongly to tissues; in monkeys the half-life for disappearance from serum was 6 days. Related hydrazones were synthesized, and structure-activity relationships are discussed. Two routes to ring-substituted anthracene-9,10-dicarboxaldehyde intermediates were developed.