Product Name

Trimetrexate

CAS Number

52128-35-5

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Product Name:
Trimetrexate
CAS Number:
52128-35-5
Indication:
For use, with concurrent leucovorin administration (leucovorin protection), as an alternative therapy for the treatment of moderate-to-severe Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in immunocompromised patients, including patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Also used to treat several types of cancer including colon cancer.
Mode of Action:

In vitro studies have shown that trimetrexate is a competitive inhibitor of dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) from bacterial, protozoan, and mammalian sources. DHFR catalyzes the reduction of intracellular dihydrofolate to the active coenzyme tetrahydrofolate. Inhibition of DHFR results in the depletion of this coenzyme, leading directly to interference with thymidylate biosynthesis, as well as inhibition of folate-dependent formyltransferases, and indirectly to inhibition of p.r.n. biosynthesis. The end result is disruption of DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis, with consequent cell death.

Pharmacodynamics:

Trimetrexate, a non-classical folate antagonist, is a synthetic inhibitor of the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR). During DNA synthesis and cellular reproduction, folic acid is reduced to tetrahydrofolic acid by the enzyme folic acid reductase. By interfering with the reduction of folic acid, trimetrexate interferes with tissue cell reproduction. Generally, the most sensitive cells to the antimetabolite effect of trimetrexate are those cells which are most actively proliferating such as malignant cells, dermal epithelium, buccal and intestinal mucosa, bone marrow, fetal cells, and cells of the urinary bladder. Because the proliferation of cells in malignant tissues is greater than in most normal tissues, trimetrexate may impair the growth of the malignant tissues without causing irreversible damage to normal tissues. Due to very serious and potentially life-threatening side-effects of this drug, leucovorin must be co-administered for at least 72 hours after the last dose.

Metabolism:

Hepatic. Preclinical data strongly suggest that the major metabolic pathway is oxidative O-demethylation, followed by conjugation to either glucuronide or the sulfate.

Toxicity:

The LD50 of intravenous trimetrexate in mice is 62 mg/kg (186 mg/m2). Myelosuppression is a dose-limiting toxic effect.

IUPAC:
5-methyl-6-{[(3, 4, 5-trimethoxyphenyl)amino]methyl}quinazoline-2, 4-diamine
ATC:
P01AX07
PubChem:
5583
DrugBank:
DB01157 (APRD00268)
Formula:
C17H20N2O2
Molecular Mass:
369.4176
Synonyms:
TMQ TMX Trimetrexato [INN-Spanish] Trimetrexatum [INN-Latin]
SMILES:
COC1=CC(NCC2=C(C)C3=C(C=C2)N=C(N)N=C3N)=CC(OC)=C1OC
InChi:
NOYPYLRCIDNJJB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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