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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-7-8
pubmed:abstractText
Analogues of the antitumor drug S 16020-2 modified at the 9, 10, or 11 position were synthesized and evaluated in vitro and in vivo on the P388 leukemia and B16 melanoma models. Starting from 9-methoxy-5, 11-dimethyl-6H-pyrido[4,3-b]carbazole-1-carboxylic acid ethyl ester, the 11-CH3 analogue of 9-hydroxy-5,6-dimethyl-6H-pyrido[4, 3-b]carbazole-1-carboxylic (2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)amide (1), compound 4, was synthesized using a four-step sequence, whereas its 10-CH3 analogue 5 was prepared using a two-step pathway, starting from compound 1. Finally starting from the 9-OH compounds 1, 4, and 5, a series of variously 9-O-substituted derivatives were synthesized. In these series, the most active compounds resulted from esterification of the 9-OH group with various aliphatic diacids, which led to 9-O-CO-( )-COOH derivatives of 1, 4, and 5. For these compounds, the number of long-term surviving mice obtained at the optimal dose were 60-100% in the ip/iv P388 leukemia and 10-35% in the ip/ip B16 melanoma, corresponding to an improved therapeutic index with respect to 1 and 4. This high antitumor activity, with curative examples in both models, was not due to a higher cytotoxicity since these compounds were equally or slightly less potent in vitro than 1 and 4. The most active compounds were thus selected for further in vivo evaluation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0022-2623
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
17
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2191-203
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Synthesis of 9-O-substituted derivatives of 9-hydroxy-5, 6-dimethyl-6H-pyrido[4,3-b]carbazole-1-carboxylic acid (2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)amide and their 10- and 11-methyl analogues with improved antitumor activity.
pubmed:affiliation
Division Chimie A and Division de Cancérologie Expérimentale, Institut de Recherches Servier, 11 rue des Moulineaux, 92150 Suresnes, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article