National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Nelarabine

Synonyms

2-Amino, 6-Methoxypurine Arabinoside

2-Amino-6-methoxypurine arabinoside

2-Amino-9-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-6-methoxy-9H-purine

Compound 506U78

506U78

Arranon

GW506U78

NELARABINE

Nelarabine

nelarabine

Definitions

An arabinonucleoside antimetabolite with antineoplastic activity. Nelarabine is demethoxylated by adenosine deaminase to become biologically active 9-beta-D-arabinosylguanine (ara-G); ara-G incorporates into DNA, thereby inhibiting DNA synthesis and inducing an S phase-dependent apoptosis of tumor cells. (NCI04)

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1704

Accepted_Therapeutic_Use_For

T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; T-cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma

ALT_DEFINITION

A drug used to treat certain types of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) and T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL). It belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites.

CAS_Registry

121032-29-9

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:63612

Chemical_Formula

C11H15N5O5

code

C1704

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C176424

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157712

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116978

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C201600

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C128784

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177537

Contributing_Source

CTRP

FDA

GDC

HemOnc

DEFINITION

An arabinonucleoside antimetabolite with antineoplastic activity. Nelarabine is demethoxylated by adenosine deaminase to become biologically active 9-beta-D-arabinosylguanine (ara-G); ara-G incorporates into DNA, thereby inhibiting DNA synthesis and inducing an S phase-dependent apoptosis of tumor cells. (NCI04)

Display_Name

Nelarabine

FDA_UNII_Code

60158CV180

FULL_SYN

2-Amino, 6-Methoxypurine Arabinoside

2-Amino-6-methoxypurine arabinoside

2-Amino-9-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-6-methoxy-9H-purine

Compound 506U78

506U78

Arranon

GW506U78

NELARABINE

Nelarabine

nelarabine

Has_Target

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C449

Is_Value_For_GDC_Property

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1909

label

Nelarabine

Legacy Concept Name

Nelarabine

Maps_To

Nelarabine

NCI_Drug_Dictionary_ID

43260

NSC Number

686673

PDQ_Closed_Trial_Search_ID

43260

PDQ_Open_Trial_Search_ID

43260

Preferred_Name

Nelarabine

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C1704

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

Nucleic Acid, Nucleoside, or Nucleotide

UMLS_CUI

C0907349

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1556

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