title: Metabolism and pharmacokinetics of p-(3,3-dimethyl-1-triazeno) benzoic acid in M5076 sarcoma-bearing mice.
abstract: The pharmacokinetics of the anticancer agent p-(3,3-dimethyl-1-triazeno) benzoic acid (pCOOH-DMT), a drug now in phase I clinical trial in Europe, was investigated in C57Bl female mice with M5076 reticulum-cell sarcoma that were treated i.v. with 200 mg/kg pCOOH-DMT. The drug disappeared from plasma with a terminal half-life of about 2.5 h. Plasma clearance was approximately 6 ml/min per kg. Distribution studies showed some differences in drug levels in different tissues. The highest levels were found in the tumor, liver, kidney and lung; lower levels were found in the spleen and gut, and the lowest, in the brain. The N-desmethyl derivative of pCOOH-DMT was not detectable in plasma or tissues of mice treated with the drug. Therefore, the previous evidence of low N-demethylation of pCOOH-DMT was confirmed. pCOOH-DMT glucuronide was identified by mass spectrometry and quantified by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) in plasma, tissues and urine samples. pCOOH-DMT glucuronide appears to be the major urinary metabolite of pCOOH-DMT in mice. Another metabolite identified by mass spectrometry and quantified by HPLC in some tissues and urine was pCOOH-DMT glycinate.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Benfenati
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Farina
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Bellis
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Capodiferro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: D'Incalci
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000378:metabolism / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D005260:Female; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000378:metabolism; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D012513:Sarcoma, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014226:Triazenes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D014226:Triazenes; C030838:1-(4-carboxyphenyl)-3,3-dimethyltriazene