title: Potential antitumor agents. 38. 3-substituted 5-carboxamido derivatives of amsacrine.
abstract: The synthesis and biological evaluation of a series of 3-substituted 5-carboxamido derivatives of amsacrine (m-AMSA) are described. This series was developed as the result of previous quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) studies of the antitumor activity of 9-anilinoacridine derivatives. In agreement with these studies, this class of compounds, possessing a variety of small nonpolar groups at the 3-position, together with very hydrophilic carboxamido groups at the 5-position, have high in vivo activity against animal leukemia models.
mesh_terms: D000609:Aminoacridines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000677:Amsacrine; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007939:Leukemia L1210 / Q000188:drug therapy; D007941:Leukemia P388 / Q000188:drug therapy; D051379:Mice; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000609:Aminoacridines; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D000677:Amsacrine