Details of the Drug Combination

General Information of Drug Combination (ID: DCO3RTB)

• Drug Combination Name: Mefloquine + Eflornithine
• Indication: Chronic myelogenous leukemia; Status: Investigative [1]
• Component Drugs:
  Mefloquine (DMWT905): Small molecular drug
  Eflornithine (DMJOQM3): Small molecular drug
• High-throughput Screening Result:
  Testing Cell Line: KBM-7
  Zero Interaction Potency (ZIP) Score: 2.05
  Bliss Independence Score: 2.05
  Loewe Additivity Score: 2.72
  LHighest Single Agent (HSA) Score: 2.77

Molecular Interaction Atlas of This Drug Combination

Indication(s) of Mefloquine

Disease Entry	ICD 11	Status	REF
Malaria	1F40-1F45	Approved	[2]
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	1D6Y	Phase 2	[3]
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)	1D64	Preclinical	[4]
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)	1D65	Preclinical	[4]
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy	8A45.02	Investigative	[5]

Mefloquine Interacts with 1 DTT Molecule(s)

DTT Name	DTT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Plasmodium 80S ribosome (Malaria 80S)	TTT28H3	NOUNIPROTAC	Binder	[9]

Mefloquine 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]

Mefloquine Interacts with 1 DME Molecule(s)

DME Name	DME ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4)	DE4LYSA	CP3A4_HUMAN	Metabolism	[11]

Indication(s) of Eflornithine

Disease Entry	ICD 11	Status	REF
African trypanosomiasis	1F51	Approved	[6]
Trypanosomiasis	1D51-1F53	Phase 2	[7]
Colon cancer	2B90.Z	Investigative	[8]
Familial adenomatous polyposis	2B90.Y	Investigative	[8]

Eflornithine Interacts with 1 DTT Molecule(s)

DTT Name	DTT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC1)	TTUMGNO	DCOR_HUMAN	Inhibitor	[12]

References

• [1] Recurrent recessive mutation in deoxyguanosine kinase causes idiopathic noncirrhotic portal hypertension.Hepatology. 2016 Jun;63(6):1977-86. doi: 10.1002/hep.28499. Epub 2016 Mar 31.
• [2] FDA Approved Drug Products from FDA Official Website. 2019. Application Number: (NDA) 019578
• [3] ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04347031) An Open Randomized Study of the Effectiveness of Mefloquine for the Treatment of Patients With COVID19. U.S. National Institutes of Health.
• [4] Repurposing of clinically developed drugs for treatment of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014 Aug;58(8):4885-93.
• [5] Mefloquine FDA Label
• [6] URL: http://www.guidetopharmacology.org Nucleic Acids Res. 2015 Oct 12. pii: gkv1037. The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY in 2016: towards curated quantitative interactions between 1300 protein targets and 6000 ligands. (Ligand id: 5176).
• [7] ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01636128) Urinary Biomarker Study With Sulindac and Difluoromethylornithine. U.S. National Institutes of Health.
• [8] Eflornithine FDA Label
• [9] An ultrastructural study of the effects of mefloquine on malaria parasites. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1987 Jan;36(1):9-14.
• [10] Polymorphisms in human MDR1 (P-glycoprotein): recent advances and clinical relevance. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2004 Jan;75(1):13-33.
• [11] Effect of rifampin on plasma concentrations of mefloquine in healthy volunteers. J Pharm Pharmacol. 2000 Oct;52(10):1265-9.
• [12] Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium berghei: effects of ornithine decarboxylase inhibitors on erythrocytic schizogony. Exp Parasitol. 1987 Oct;64(2):237-43.