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# Cytarabine hydrochloride

Highest phase reached

Phase 3

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1256472)

Drug type

Small molecule

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1256472)

## Development status

**Listing at source**

Listed

**Highest phase reached**

Phase 3

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1256472)

## Names and chemistry

**Drug type**

Small molecule

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1256472)

**Drug name**

Cytarabine hydrochloride

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1256472)

**Molecular weight**

279.68

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1256472)

**Structure (SMILES)**

Cl.Nc1ccn(\[C@@H\]2O\[C@H\](CO)\[C@@H\](O)\[C@@H\]2O)c(=O)n1

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1256472)

### Other names (21)

- 1 beta d arabinofuranosylcytosine monohydrochloride
- 1-.BETA.-D-ARABINOFURANOSYLCYTOSINE MONOHYDROCHLORIDE
- 2 1h pyrimidinone 4 amino 1 beta d arabinofuranosyl monohydrochloride
- 2(1H)-PYRIMIDINONE, 4-AMINO-1-.BETA.-D-ARABINOFURANOSYL-, MONOHYDROCHLORIDE
- cytarabine hcl
- Cytarabine hcl
- cytarabine hydrochloride
- Cytarabine hydrochloride
- CYTARABINE HYDROCHLORIDE \[USAN\]
- Cytarabine hydrochloride \[WHO-DD\]
- cytarabine hydrochloride usan
- cytarabine hydrochloride who dd
- cytosine arabinoside
- Cytosine arabinoside
- Cytosine Arabinoside
- cytosine arabinoside hydrochloride
- Cytosine arabinoside hydrochloride
- nsc 63878
- NSC-63878
- u 19920a
- U-19920A

## Identifiers

**ATC classification codes**

- L01BC01

Sources for recorded values

Source: [mor.nlm.nih.gov](https://mor.nlm.nih.gov/RxNav/search?searchBy=RXCUI&searchTerm=3041)

**CAS registry numbers**

- 69-74-9

**ChEMBL ID**

CHEMBL1256472

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1256472)

**InChIKey**

KCURWTAZOZXKSJ-JBMRGDGGSA-N

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1256472)

**RxNorm IDs (RxCUI)**

- 3041

**FDA ingredient codes (UNII)**

- 33K3DB6591

### PubChem compound IDs (3)

- 6252
- 74764111
- 167312617

## Regulatory information

### Other regulatory facts

**First in class**

No

**Orphan designation**

No

## Pharmacology

### Drug classification

**Drug name stem**

\-arabine

### Open Targets mechanisms

- **Mechanism**  
DNA polymerase (alpha/delta/epsilon) inhibitor

**Action type**  
Inhibitor

**Target**  
DNA polymerase (alpha/delta/epsilon)

### Investigated indications (3)

- **Condition**  
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute

**Highest recorded phase**  
3

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0000222

**Subject identifier**  
D015470
- **Condition**  
Leukemia

**Highest recorded phase**  
1

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0000565

**Subject identifier**  
D007938
- **Condition**  
Leukemia, Myeloid

**Highest recorded phase**  
1

**Condition identifier**  
MONDO:0004643

**Subject identifier**  
D007951

### Open Targets indications (2)

- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0000222

**Highest recorded phase**  
3
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0018876

**Highest recorded phase**  
2

### Open Targets warnings (3)

- **Warning**  
Black Box Warning

**Effect**  
gastrointestinal toxicity

**Country**  
United States
- **Warning**  
Black Box Warning

**Effect**  
hematological toxicity

**Country**  
United States
- **Warning**  
Black Box Warning

**Effect**  
hepatotoxicity

**Country**  
United States

### Reported adverse events (5)

- **Event**  
aplasia

**Reports**  
2

**Reporting signal score**

8.41969
- **Event**  
bone marrow failure

**Reports**  
25

**Reporting signal score**

114.373
- **Event**  
granulocyte count decreased

**Reports**  
2

**Reporting signal score**

9.69765
- **Event**  
myelosuppression

**Reports**  
4

**Reporting signal score**

13.3549
- **Event**  
white blood cell count decreased

**Reports**  
6

**Reporting signal score**

10.1631

### Trial references (2)

- NCT00146120  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00146120)
- NCT04220684  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04220684)

## Chemical properties

**Hydrogen bond acceptors**

8

**Hydrogen bond donors**

4

**Polar surface area**

130.83

**Calculated partition coefficient (ALogP)**

\-2.56

**Prodrug**

No

**Chirality**

Single enantiomer

**Inorganic**

No

**Rule-of-five violations**

0

**Rotatable bonds**

2

**Heavy atoms**

18

**Molecular formula**

C9H14ClN3O5

**Monoisotopic mass**

279.0621982

**Natural product**

No

## Evidence counts

**Recorded assays**

1,271

**Active assays**

50

### Active assay types (4)

- Confirmatory
- Other
- Screening
- Summary

## Pharmacologic actions

- Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic  
Source: [id.nlm.nih.gov](https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000964.html)
- Antiviral Agents  
Source: [id.nlm.nih.gov](https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000998.html)
- Immunosuppressive Agents  
Source: [id.nlm.nih.gov](https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007166.html)

## Related records

### Trials (1,096)

- \[CREMA\]Combination of R-M Followed by R-A in Elderly Patients With Primary CNS Lymphoma
- 05-001: Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children
- 3-AP and Cytarabine in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancer
- 3-AP and High-Dose Cytarabine in Treating Patients With Advanced Hematologic Malignancies
- 506U78 in Treating Patients With Refractory Hematologic Cancer
- 6,8-Bis(Benzylthio)Octanoic Acid, Cytarabine, and Daunorubicin Hydrochloride in Treating Older Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- A 5 Day Course of Fludarabine and Cytarabine Followed by Full Intensity Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation (FA5-Bucy) in Treating Patients With High-risk, Recurrent or Refractory Acute Leukemia and Advanced Myelodysplastic Syndrome
- A Bridging Study of Liposomal Cytarabine-Daunorubicin in Treating Olderly Patients With Treatment-naive High-Risk (Secondary) Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- A Clinical Trial to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of the Combination of a Drug Call Quizartinib With Chemotherapy (FLAG-IDA) in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia That Has Not Responded to the First Treatment or That Has Returned After the First Treatment
- A Combination of Vemurafenib, Cytarabine and 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine in Children With LCH and BRAF V600E Mutation
- A Comparison of Three Chemotherapy Regimens for the Treatment of Patients With Newly Diagnosed Mantle Cell Lymphoma
- A Global Study of Midostaurin in Combination With Chemotherapy to Evaluate Safety, Efficacy and Pharmacokinetics in Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Patients With FLT3 Mutated AML
- A Multicenter RCT of "3+7" vs Venetoclax + CACAG in Newly Diagnosed Mid/High-Risk AML Patients
- A Novel "Pediatric-Inspired" Regimen With Reduced Myelosuppressive Drugs for Adults (Aged 18-60) With Newly Diagnosed Ph Negative Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- A Pharmacokinetic and Efficacy Study of Amonafide L-malate (AS1413) in Combination With Cytarabine in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
- A Phase 1 Open-Label, Dose-Ranging Safety and Pharmacokinetics Study of Oral Cladribine in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
- A Phase 1 Study Of FLAG Chemotherapy In Combination With Lisaftoclax And Pelcitoclax In Patients With Relapsed/Refractory T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- A Phase 1b Study of Menin Inhibitor SNDX- 5613 in Combination With Daunorubicin and Cytarabine in Newly Diagnosed Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia and NPM1 Mutated/FLT3 Wildtype or MLL/KMT2A Rearranged or NUP98 Alterations Disease
- A Phase 2 Study of Ruxolitinib With Chemotherapy in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- A Phase I Study Investigating the Combination of Cladribine, Low Dose Cytarabine and Sorafenib Alternating With Decitabine in Pediatric Relapsed and Refractory Acute Leukemias

### In development for (3)

- [Acute myeloid leukemia](https://trialight.com/data/condition/acute-myeloid-leukemia-b0971a7a-c18d-544e-bd7f-b1a13b9caa30.md) Phase 3
- [Leukemia](https://trialight.com/data/condition/leukemia-519aefcd-8521-5941-851b-5b77ca925ca5.md) Phase 1
- [Myeloid leukemia](https://trialight.com/data/condition/myeloid-leukemia-6cc43f22-3c0b-566a-b15d-32a90ad528e5.md) Phase 1

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