Details of the Drug Combination

General Information of Drug Combination (ID: DCCYUMX)

• Drug Combination Name: Diethylcarbamazine + Aprepitant
• Indication: Chronic myelogenous leukemia; Status: Investigative [1]
• Component Drugs:
  Diethylcarbamazine (DM1TJ8F): Small molecular drug
  Aprepitant (DM053KT): Small molecular drug
• High-throughput Screening Result:
  Testing Cell Line: KBM-7
  Zero Interaction Potency (ZIP) Score: 27.5
  Bliss Independence Score: 27.5
  Loewe Additivity Score: 50.91
  LHighest Single Agent (HSA) Score: 50.91

Molecular Interaction Atlas of This Drug Combination

Indication(s) of Diethylcarbamazine

Disease Entry	ICD 11	Status	REF
Elephantiasis	N.A.	Approved	[2]
Loiasis	N.A.	Approved	[2]
Lymphatic filariasis	1F66.3	Approved	[3]
Onchocerciasis	1F6A	Approved	[2]

Diethylcarbamazine Interacts with 1 DTT Molecule(s)

DTT Name	DTT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX)	TT2J34L	LOX5_HUMAN	Inhibitor	[7]

Diethylcarbamazine Interacts with 1 DOT Molecule(s)

DOT Name	DOT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Cytochrome P450 2C19 (CYP2C19)	OTFMJYYE	CP2CJ_HUMAN	Increases Activity	[8]

Indication(s) of Aprepitant

Disease Entry	ICD 11	Status	REF
Depression	6A70-6A7Z	Approved	[3]
Nausea	MD90	Approved	[4]
Vomiting	MD90	Approved	[5]
Solid tumour/cancer	2A00-2F9Z	Phase 3	[6]

Aprepitant Interacts with 1 DTT Molecule(s)

DTT Name	DTT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Substance-P receptor (TACR1)	TTZPO1L	NK1R_HUMAN	Antagonist	[9]

Aprepitant Interacts with 1 DTP Molecule(s)

DTP Name	DTP ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
P-glycoprotein 1 (ABCB1)	DTUGYRD	MDR1_HUMAN	Substrate	[10]

Aprepitant Interacts with 3 DME Molecule(s)

DME Name	DME ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4)	DE4LYSA	CP3A4_HUMAN	Metabolism	[11]
Cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2)	DEJGDUW	CP1A2_HUMAN	Metabolism	[12]
Mephenytoin 4-hydroxylase (CYP2C19)	DEGTFWK	CP2CJ_HUMAN	Metabolism	[12]

Aprepitant Interacts with 6 DOT Molecule(s)

DOT Name	DOT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
NF-kappa-B inhibitor alpha (NFKBIA)	OTFT924M	IKBA_HUMAN	Decreases Phosphorylation	[13]
Caspase-3 (CASP3)	OTIJRBE7	CASP3_HUMAN	Increases Activity	[13]
Apoptosis regulator BAX (BAX)	OTAW0V4V	BAX_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[13]
Baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 3 (BIRC3)	OT3E95KB	BIRC3_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[13]
Baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 2 (BIRC2)	OTFXFREP	BIRC2_HUMAN	Decreases Expression	[13]
Bcl2-associated agonist of cell death (BAD)	OT63ERYM	BAD_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[13]

References

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• [2] Diethylcarbamazine FDA Label
• [3] Drugs@FDA. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. 2015
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• [5] Aprepitant FDA Label
• [6] ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00571168) Efficacy and Safety of Aprepitant in Subjects With Multiple Myeloma During and After High-dose Chemotherapy. U.S. National Institutes of Health.
• [7] Inhibition of leukotriene formation by diethylcarbamazine modifies the acid-base balance in the rabbits with blast injuries of the lungs. Vojnosanit Pregl. 1999 May-Jun;56(3):243-7.
• [8] Application of higher throughput screening (HTS) inhibition assays to evaluate the interaction of antiparasitic drugs with cytochrome P450s. Drug Metab Dispos. 2001 Jan;29(1):30-5.
• [9] Potent, brain-penetrant, hydroisoindoline-based human neurokinin-1 receptor antagonists. J Med Chem. 2009 May 14;52(9):3039-46.
• [10] Improving the prediction of the brain disposition for orally administered drugs using BDDCS. Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 2012 Jan;64(1):95-109.
• [11] Lack of effect of aprepitant on the pharmacokinetics of docetaxel in cancer patients. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2005 Jun;55(6):609-16.
• [12] Cytochrome P450 3A4 is the major enzyme involved in the metabolism of the substance P receptor antagonist aprepitant. Drug Metab Dispos. 2004 Nov;32(11):1287-92.
• [13] Neurokinin-1 receptor (NK1R) inhibition sensitizes APL cells to anti-tumor effect of arsenic trioxide via restriction of NF-B axis: Shedding new light on resistance to Aprepitant. Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2018 Oct;103:105-114. doi: 10.1016/j.biocel.2018.08.010. Epub 2018 Aug 23.