Fotemustine

Fotemustine is a nitrosourea alkylating agent used in the treatment of metastatic melanoma. It is available in Europe but has not been approved by the United States FDA. A study has shown that fotemustine produces improved response rates but does not increase survival (over dacarbazine in the treatment of disseminated cutaneous melanoma. Median survival was 7.3 months with fotemustine versus 5.6 months with DTIC (P=.067). There was also toxicity prevalence in fotemustine arm. The main toxicity was grade 3 to 4 neutropenia (51% with fotemustine v 5% with DTIC) and thrombocytopenia (43% v 6%, re

Chemical data

Formula: C9H19ClN3O5P
Molecular weight: 315.69 g/mol
IUPAC name: 1-(2-chloroethyl)-3-(1-diethoxyphosphorylethyl)-1-nitrosourea
SMILES: CCOP(=O)(C(C)NC(=O)N(CCCl)N=O)OCC
InChIKey: YAKWPXVTIGTRJH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP: 0.9
Polar surface area: 97.3 Å²
H-bond donors: 1
H-bond acceptors: 6
Formal charge: 0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase: Phase 3
Molecule type: Small molecule
Indications: neoplasm, glioblastoma multiforme, cutaneous melanoma, melanoma

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Research

415 papers

Fotemustine for the treatment of melanoma.Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy · 2011
Fotemustine in the treatment of brain primary tumors and metastases.Cancer investigation · 1994
Fotemustine in recurrent high‑grade glioma: MRI neuro‑radiological findings.Oncology letters · 2024
An overview of fotemustine in high-grade gliomas: from single agent to association with bevacizumab.BioMed research international · 2014
Focus on Fotemustine.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2006

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: chemical compound
Mass: 315.075
Has use: medication

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chemical formula: C₉H₁₉ClN₃O₅P
canonical SMILES: CCOP(=O)(C(C)NC(=O)N(CCCl)N=O)OCC
subject has role: antineoplastic
Commons category: Fotemustine

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