Details of the Drug Combination

General Information of Drug Combination (ID: DCHUKBX)

• Drug Combination Name: Dacarbazine + Thioguanine
• Indication: Melanoma; Status: Investigative [1]
• Component Drugs:
  Dacarbazine (DMNPZL4): Small molecular drug
  Thioguanine (DM7NKEV): Small molecular drug
• High-throughput Screening Result:
  Testing Cell Line: SK-MEL-2
  Zero Interaction Potency (ZIP) Score: 2.71
  Bliss Independence Score: 9.32
  Loewe Additivity Score: 0.01
  LHighest Single Agent (HSA) Score: 9.27

Molecular Interaction Atlas of This Drug Combination

Indication(s) of Dacarbazine

Disease Entry	ICD 11	Status	REF
Adenocarcinoma	2D40	Approved	[2]
Astrocytoma	2A00.0Y	Approved	[2]
Brain disease	8C70-8E61	Approved	[2]
Central nervous system disease	8A04-8D87	Approved	[2]
Glioblastoma	2A00	Approved	[2]
Gliosarcoma	N.A.	Approved	[2]
Melanoma	2C30	Approved	[3]
Classic Hodgkin lymphoma	N.A.	Investigative	[2]
Neuroblastoma	2D11.2	Investigative	[2]

Dacarbazine Interacts with 1 DTT Molecule(s)

DTT Name	DTT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Human Deoxyribonucleic acid (hDNA)	TTUTN1I	NOUNIPROTAC	Breaker	[9]

Dacarbazine Interacts with 3 DME Molecule(s)

DME Name	DME ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2)	DEJGDUW	CP1A2_HUMAN	Metabolism	[10]
Cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1)	DE6OQ3W	CP1A1_HUMAN	Metabolism	[11]
Cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1)	DEVDYN7	CP2E1_HUMAN	Metabolism	[12]

Dacarbazine Interacts with 12 DOT Molecule(s)

DOT Name	DOT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 5 (BIRC5)	OTILXZYL	BIRC5_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[13]
Interleukin-8 (CXCL8)	OTS7T5VH	IL8_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[8]
Interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF1)	OT43DI6J	IRF1_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[14]
Methylated-DNA--protein-cysteine methyltransferase (MGMT)	OT40A9WH	MGMT_HUMAN	Decreases Activity	[15]
Induced myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein Mcl-1 (MCL1)	OT2YYI1A	MCL1_HUMAN	Decreases Response To Substance	[16]
DNA repair nuclease/redox regulator APEX1 (APEX1)	OT53OI14	APEX1_HUMAN	Increases Response To Substance	[17]
Solute carrier family 2, facilitated glucose transporter member 1 (SLC2A1)	OTA675TJ	GTR1_HUMAN	Decreases Response To Substance	[18]
Mitogen-activated protein kinase 3 (MAPK3)	OTCYKGKO	MK03_HUMAN	Decreases Response To Substance	[19]
Mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 (MAPK1)	OTH85PI5	MK01_HUMAN	Decreases Response To Substance	[19]
Clusterin (CLU)	OTQGG0JM	CLUS_HUMAN	Affects Response To Substance	[20]
Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 1 (MAP3K1)	OTS3FVTY	M3K1_HUMAN	Decreases Response To Substance	[19]
Erythropoietin (EPO)	OTZ90CN4	EPO_HUMAN	Decreases Response To Substance	[21]

Indication(s) of Thioguanine

Disease Entry	ICD 11	Status	REF
Acute lymphocytic leukaemia	2B33.3	Approved	[4]
Acute myelogenous leukaemia	2A41	Approved	[5]
Acute myeloid leukaemia	2A60	Approved	[6]
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)	1D64	Preclinical	[7]
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)	1D65	Preclinical	[7]

Thioguanine Interacts with 3 DTT Molecule(s)

DTT Name	DTT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
MERS-CoV papain-like proteinase (PL-PRO)	TTYJOLE	R1AB_CVEMC (854-2740)	Inhibitor	[7]
Inosine-5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH)	TTCAQMW	NOUNIPROTAC	Intercalator	[22]
SARS-CoV papain-like proteinase (PL-PRO)	TTRGHB2	R1AB_CVHSA (819-2740)	Inhibitor	[7]

Thioguanine 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	[23]
Multidrug resistance-associated protein 4 (ABCC4)	DTCSGPB	MRP4_HUMAN	Substrate	[24]
Concentrative Na(+)-nucleoside cotransporter 3 (SLC28A3)	DT4YL5R	S28A3_HUMAN	Substrate	[25]

Thioguanine Interacts with 2 DME Molecule(s)

DME Name	DME ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT)	DEFQ8VO	TPMT_HUMAN	Metabolism	[26]
Hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT1)	DEVXTP5	HPRT_HUMAN	Metabolism	[27]

Thioguanine Interacts with 11 DOT Molecule(s)

DOT Name	DOT ID	UniProt ID	Mode of Action	REF
Thiopurine S-methyltransferase (TPMT)	OTFOX70W	TPMT_HUMAN	Increases ADR	[28]
Hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT1)	OTOEEEXG	HPRT_HUMAN	Decreases Response To Substance	[29]
Thiopurine S-methyltransferase (TPMT)	OTFOX70W	TPMT_HUMAN	Increases ADR	[30]
Inosine-5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase 2 (IMPDH2)	OTPG0K7E	IMDH2_HUMAN	Increases Expression	[31]
Cellular tumor antigen p53 (TP53)	OTIE1VH3	P53_HUMAN	Increases Activity	[32]
Dystrophin (DMD)	OTD21T5J	DMD_HUMAN	Increases Splicing	[33]
Occludin (OCLN)	OTSUTVWL	OCLN_HUMAN	Decreases Activity	[34]
DNA mismatch repair protein Msh2 (MSH2)	OT10H1AB	MSH2_HUMAN	Increases Response To Substance	[35]
ATP-binding cassette sub-family C member 5 (ABCC5)	OT34G4US	MRP5_HUMAN	Decreases Response To Substance	[36]
Caspase-8 (CASP8)	OTA8TVI8	CASP8_HUMAN	Increases Response To Substance	[32]
Baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 2 (BIRC2)	OTFXFREP	BIRC2_HUMAN	Decreases Response To Substance	[37]

Test Results of This Drug Combination in Other Disease Systems

Indication	DrugCom ID	Cell Line	Status	REF
Adult acute myeloid leukemia	DCI1RJL	HL-60(TB)	Investigative	[1]
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma	DCVY9PV	SR	Investigative	[1]
Astrocytoma	DC3YK7M	SNB-19	Investigative	[1]
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma	DCVB9OC	786-0	Investigative	[1]
Glioma	DC8AF8G	SF-268	Investigative	[1]
High grade ovarian serous adenocarcinoma	DCZ6ISJ	OVCAR-5	Investigative	[1]
Renal cell carcinoma	DCHLYVQ	SN12C	Investigative	[1]
Breast adenocarcinoma	DC767LE	MDA-MB-468	Investigative	[38]
Carcinoma	DC32SV2	RXF 393	Investigative	[38]
Colon adenocarcinoma	DCFJHN5	COLO 205	Investigative	[38]

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