Details of the Drug Combination

General Information of Drug Combination (ID: DCC47IA)

• Drug Combination Name: Vandetanib + Isoniazid
• Indication: Adenocarcinoma; Status: Investigative [1]
• Component Drugs:
  Vandetanib (DMRICNP): Small molecular drug
  Isoniazid (DM5JVS3): Small molecular drug
• High-throughput Screening Result:
  Testing Cell Line: HCC-2998
  Zero Interaction Potency (ZIP) Score: 3.96
  Bliss Independence Score: 6.95
  Loewe Additivity Score: 0.74
  LHighest Single Agent (HSA) Score: 4.02

Molecular Interaction Atlas of This Drug Combination

Indication(s) of Vandetanib

Disease Entry	ICD 11	Status	REF
Solid tumour/cancer	2A00-2F9Z	Approved	[2]

Vandetanib Interacts with 3 DTT Molecule(s)

DTT Name	DTT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)	TTGKNB4	EGFR_HUMAN	Inhibitor	[5]
Proto-oncogene c-Ret (RET)	TT4DXQT	RET_HUMAN	Inhibitor	[5]
Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (KDR)	TTUTJGQ	VGFR2_HUMAN	Inhibitor	[5]

Vandetanib Interacts with 3 DTP Molecule(s)

DTP Name	DTP ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Breast cancer resistance protein (ABCG2)	DTI7UX6	ABCG2_HUMAN	Substrate	[6]
Organic anion transporting polypeptide 1B1 (SLCO1B1)	DT3D8F0	SO1B1_HUMAN	Substrate	[7]
Organic anion transporting polypeptide 1B3 (SLCO1B3)	DT9C1TS	SO1B3_HUMAN	Substrate	[7]

Vandetanib Interacts with 1 DME Molecule(s)

DME Name	DME ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4)	DE4LYSA	CP3A4_HUMAN	Metabolism	[8]

Vandetanib Interacts with 34 DOT Molecule(s)

DOT Name	DOT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase receptor Ret (RET)	OTLU040A	RET_HUMAN	Decreases Phosphorylation	[9]
Procollagen-lysine,2-oxoglutarate 5-dioxygenase 2 (PLOD2)	OTKOZRZP	PLOD2_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
Stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD)	OTB1073G	SCD_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
Insulin-induced gene 1 protein (INSIG1)	OTZF5X1D	INSI1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
BCL2/adenovirus E1B 19 kDa protein-interacting protein 3-like (BNIP3L)	OTJKOMXE	BNI3L_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
Protein FAM13A (FAM13A)	OTZ6GN0Q	FA13A_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)	OTAPLO1S	EGFR_HUMAN	Decreases Activity	[11]
Phosphoglycerate kinase 1 (PGK1)	OT6V1ICH	PGK1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
Calbindin (CALB1)	OTM7IXDG	CALB1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
Prothymosin alpha (PTMA)	OT2W4T1M	PTMA_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[10]
Trypsin-2 (PRSS2)	OTOMVUWL	TRY2_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 1 (IGFBP1)	OT6UQV2K	IBP1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
Gamma-enolase (ENO2)	OTRODL0T	ENOG_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
Solute carrier family 2, facilitated glucose transporter member 3 (SLC2A3)	OT2HZK5M	GTR3_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
Mucin-1 (MUC1)	OTHQI7IY	MUC1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
Histone H1.2 (H1-2)	OT0AVI4M	H12_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 3 (IGFBP3)	OTIX63TX	IBP3_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
DNA mismatch repair protein Msh3 (MSH3)	OTD3YPVL	MSH3_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[10]
Alanine aminotransferase 1 (GPT)	OTOXOA0Q	ALAT1_HUMAN	Increases Secretion	[12]
Dual specificity protein phosphatase 1 (DUSP1)	OTN6BR75	DUS1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
RAC-alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase (AKT1)	OT8H2YY7	AKT1_HUMAN	Decreases Phosphorylation	[13]
Pro-adrenomedullin (ADM)	OT7T0TA4	ADML_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
Small ribosomal subunit protein eS6 (RPS6)	OTT4D1LN	RS6_HUMAN	Decreases Phosphorylation	[13]
Collagen alpha-3(IV) chain (COL4A3)	OT6SB8X5	CO4A3_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 (KCNH2)	OTZX881H	KCNH2_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[14]
Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1 (EIF4EBP1)	OTHBQVD5	4EBP1_HUMAN	Decreases Phosphorylation	[13]
Solute carrier family 2, facilitated glucose transporter member 14 (SLC2A14)	OTBFIOVY	GTR14_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
Protein NDRG1 (NDRG1)	OTVO66BO	NDRG1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
TSC22 domain family protein 3 (TSC22D3)	OT03UM03	T22D3_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
Angiopoietin-related protein 4 (ANGPTL4)	OTQL5SPX	ANGL4_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
Transcription factor SOX-17 (SOX17)	OT9H4WWE	SOX17_HUMAN	Decreases Localization	[15]
Lysine-specific demethylase 3A (KDM3A)	OTZYJ8VN	KDM3A_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
Hypoxia-inducible lipid droplet-associated protein (HILPDA)	OTEID3ZM	HLPDA_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]
Insulin-induced gene 2 protein (INSIG2)	OTX4VY51	INSI2_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[10]

Indication(s) of Isoniazid

Disease Entry	ICD 11	Status	REF
Latent tuberculosis infection	N.A.	Approved	[3]
Pulmonary tuberculosis	1B10.Z	Approved	[3]
Tuberculosis	1B10-1B1Z	Approved	[4]

Isoniazid Interacts with 1 DTT Molecule(s)

DTT Name	DTT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Bacterial Fatty acid synthetase I (Bact inhA)	TTVTX4N	INHA_MYCTU	Inhibitor	[17]

Isoniazid Interacts with 3 DME Molecule(s)

DME Name	DME ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1)	DEVDYN7	CP2E1_HUMAN	Metabolism	[18]
Catalase-peroxidase (katG)	DEAGY5M	KATG_SYNE7	Metabolism	[19]
Arylamine N-acetyltransferase (NAT)	DEXCQTM	A0A3P8LE58_TSUPA	Metabolism	[20]

Isoniazid Interacts with 59 DOT Molecule(s)

DOT Name	DOT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Alanine aminotransferase 1 (GPT)	OTOXOA0Q	ALAT1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[21]
N-alpha-acetyltransferase 20 (NAA20)	OTJB0VA6	NAA20_HUMAN	Increases ADR	[22]
Cytochrome P450 2C8 (CYP2C8)	OTHCWT42	CP2C8_HUMAN	Decreases Activity	[23]
Nuclear protein 1 (NUPR1)	OT4FU8C0	NUPR1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[24]
Inhibin beta E chain (INHBE)	OTOI2NYG	INHBE_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[24]
Protein DEPP1 (DEPP1)	OTB36PHJ	DEPP1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[24]
Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10 (AKR1B10)	OTOA4HTH	AK1BA_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[16]
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)	OT4IE164	TNFA_HUMAN	Increases Secretion	[16]
Interferon gamma (IFNG)	OTXG9JM7	IFNG_HUMAN	Increases Secretion	[16]
C-X-C motif chemokine 10 (CXCL10)	OTTLQ6S0	CXL10_HUMAN	Increases Secretion	[16]
Interleukin-6 (IL6)	OTUOSCCU	IL6_HUMAN	Increases Secretion	[16]
NAD(P)H dehydrogenase 1 (NQO1)	OTZGGIVK	NQO1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[16]
Interleukin-10 (IL10)	OTIRFRXC	IL10_HUMAN	Increases Secretion	[16]
Interleukin-12 subunit alpha (IL12A)	OTDQT8GI	IL12A_HUMAN	Increases Secretion	[16]
Interleukin-12 subunit beta (IL12B)	OT0JF8A3	IL12B_HUMAN	Increases Secretion	[16]
Interleukin-17A (IL17A)	OTY72FT2	IL17_HUMAN	Increases Secretion	[16]
Sulfiredoxin-1 (SRXN1)	OTYDBO4L	SRXN1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[16]
Gamma-butyrobetaine dioxygenase (BBOX1)	OTKEX4RK	BODG_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[25]
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)	OT9GG3ZI	FETA_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[25]
Sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta-1 (ATP1B1)	OTTO6ZP4	AT1B1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[25]
Amyloid-beta precursor protein (APP)	OTKFD7R4	A4_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[25]
Osteopontin (SPP1)	OTJGC23Y	OSTP_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[25]
Mucin-1 (MUC1)	OTHQI7IY	MUC1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[25]
14-3-3 protein sigma (SFN)	OTLJCZ1U	1433S_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[25]
DNA damage-inducible transcript 3 protein (DDIT3)	OTI8YKKE	DDIT3_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[25]
Glutamate--cysteine ligase regulatory subunit (GCLM)	OT6CP234	GSH0_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[25]
Claudin-2 (CLDN2)	OTRF3D6Y	CLD2_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[25]
Large neutral amino acids transporter small subunit 1 (SLC7A5)	OT2WPVXD	LAT1_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[25]
Tribbles homolog 3 (TRIB3)	OTG5OS7X	TRIB3_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[25]
Procollagen-lysine,2-oxoglutarate 5-dioxygenase 2 (PLOD2)	OTKOZRZP	PLOD2_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[26]
Transmembrane protease serine 2 (TMPRSS2)	OTN44YQ5	TMPS2_HUMAN	Affects Expression	[27]
Interleukin-1 alpha (IL1A)	OTPSGILV	IL1A_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[28]
Interleukin-1 beta (IL1B)	OT0DWXXB	IL1B_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[28]
Albumin (ALB)	OTVMM513	ALBU_HUMAN	Affects Binding	[29]
Antileukoproteinase (SLPI)	OTUNFUU8	SLPI_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[28]
Catalase (CAT)	OTHEBX9R	CATA_HUMAN	Decreases Activity	[30]
Apoptosis regulator Bcl-2 (BCL2)	OT9DVHC0	BCL2_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[30]
Glucose-6-phosphate 1-dehydrogenase (G6PD)	OT300SMK	G6PD_HUMAN	Decreases Activity	[30]
5-aminolevulinate synthase, non-specific, mitochondrial (ALAS1)	OTQY6ZSF	HEM1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[31]
Ferrochelatase, mitochondrial (FECH)	OTDWEI6C	HEMH_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[31]
Mitogen-activated protein kinase 3 (MAPK3)	OTCYKGKO	MK03_HUMAN	Decreases Phosphorylation	[21]
Mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 (MAPK1)	OTH85PI5	MK01_HUMAN	Decreases Phosphorylation	[21]
Prostaglandin G/H synthase 2 (PTGS2)	OT75U9M4	PGH2_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[28]
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARG)	OTHMARHO	PPARG_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[32]
Caspase-3 (CASP3)	OTIJRBE7	CASP3_HUMAN	Increases Activity	[30]
Caspase-9 (CASP9)	OTD4RFFG	CASP9_HUMAN	Increases Activity	[30]
Apoptosis regulator BAX (BAX)	OTAW0V4V	BAX_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[21]
Interleukin-24 (IL24)	OT4VUWH1	IL24_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[28]
Nuclear respiratory factor 1 (NRF1)	OTOXWNV8	NRF1_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[33]
Natural cytotoxicity triggering receptor 3 ligand 1 (NCR3LG1)	OT15YWU7	NR3L1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[34]
PTB-containing, cubilin and LRP1-interacting protein (PID1)	OT5YJ7FI	PCLI1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[28]
NAD-dependent protein deacetylase sirtuin-1 (SIRT1)	OTAYZMOY	SIR1_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[33]
Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)	OTTRZGU7	ACE2_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[27]
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PPARGC1A)	OTHCDQ22	PRGC1_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[33]
Arylamine N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2)	OTBPDQOY	ARY2_HUMAN	Decreases Acetylation	[35]
Eosinophil peroxidase (EPX)	OTFNDFOK	PERE_HUMAN	Increases Oxidation	[36]
Myeloperoxidase (MPO)	OTOOXLIN	PERM_HUMAN	Increases Oxidation	[37]
Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4)	OTQGYY83	CP3A4_HUMAN	Increases Response To Substance	[38]
Glutathione S-transferase Mu 1 (GSTM1)	OTSBF2MO	GSTM1_HUMAN	Decreases Response To Substance	[39]

Test Results of This Drug Combination in Other Disease Systems

Indication	DrugCom ID	Cell Line	Status	REF
Invasive ductal carcinoma	DCSJ5JU	BT-549	Investigative	[40]
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma	DCI23QT	TK-10	Investigative	[1]
Cutaneous melanoma	DCWHA02	SK-MEL-28	Investigative	[1]
Cutaneous melanoma	DCPSVSO	SK-MEL-5	Investigative	[1]
Glioma	DCJSPZJ	SF-268	Investigative	[1]
Melanoma	DCTTD03	SK-MEL-2	Investigative	[1]
Plasma cell myeloma	DCQRN17	RPMI-8226	Investigative	[1]

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