altretamine

Trade name: hexalen

Small moleculeapprovedOrphan Drug FDA

Approved

Dec 26, 1990

TRIETHYLENEMELAMINE, an aziridine derivative, is an alkylating agent with antineoplastic properties. Formerly it was used in the palliative treatment of the lymphomas and leukemias. Now it is used as a research tool to produce chromosome aberrations and cancers. — NCATS

Clinical trial activity

4 trials · 4 clinical orgs · 2 marketing orgs

Phase 1
1
Phase 2
3
Phase 3
0
Phase 4
0

Earliest trial started Jul 1, 1996 (NCT00002936)

Timeline

1980s

  1. Feb 9, 1984

    Orphan Drug Designation

1990s

  1. Dec 26, 1990

    US Bioscience — Earliest FDA Approval

  2. Dec 26, 1990

    US Bioscience — NDA Organization

  3. Dec 26, 1990

    Eisai — NDA Secondary Org

  4. Jan 1, 1996

    Earliest Phase 1 Sponsor(trial)

2010s

  1. Jan 1, 2010

    Earliest Phase 2 Sponsor(trial)

Indications

Mechanism of action

  • DNAINHIBITOR

    DNA inhibitor

Approval history

  • approvedPriority reviewDec 26, 1990

Chemistry & pharmacology

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SMILES

C1CN1C2=NC(=NC(=N2)N3CC3)N4CC4
Mol. weight
204.2318 g/mol
Lipinski Ro5
Pass
Rule of 3
No
Chirality
Achiral Molecule
Inorganic
No
Polymer
No
Delivery
Oral
Availability
Discontinued

Oral

Yes

Parenteral

No

Topical

No

Black box warning

Sources

Also known as

  • 2,4,6-tris(dimethylamino)-1,3,5-triazine
  • 2,4,6-tris(dimethylamino)-1,3,5-triazine
  • 2,4,6-tris(dimethylamino)-s-triazine
  • 2,4,6-tris(dimethylamino)-s-triazine
  • agn-214868
  • agn-214868
  • altretamin
  • altretamin
  • altretamina
  • altretamina
  • altretamine
  • altretamine
  • altretamine
  • altretamine
  • altretamine
  • altretamine
  • altretamine
  • altretamine
  • altretamine
  • altretamine
  • altretamine
  • altrétamine
  • altrétamine
  • altretaminum
  • altretaminum
  • hexalen
  • hexalen
  • hexalen
  • hexalen
  • hexamethylmelamine
  • hexamethylmelamine
  • hexamethylmelamine
  • hexamethylmelamine
  • hexastat
  • hexastat
  • hexastat
  • hexylen
  • hmm
  • hmm
  • senrebotase
  • senrebotase
  • senrebotase
  • sxn-100323
  • tretamin
  • tretamine
  • tretamine
  • triamelin
  • triaziridinyl triazine
  • triethanomelamine
  • triethylenemelamine
  • triethylenemelamine
  • triethylenemelamine
  • triethylenemelamine
  • triethylenemelamine
  • trisaziridinyltriazine

Clinical trials

NCT IDPhaseStart dateSponsor(s)
NCT01678924Phase 2Jan 1, 2013Allergan
NCT01157377Phase 2Oct 1, 2010Allergan
NCT01129531Phase 2Jun 1, 2010Allergan
NCT00002936Phase 1Jul 1, 1996Albany Medical College, National Cancer Institute (NCI), State University of New York, Buffalo
Showing 4 of 4 trials
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Organizations

Research & Development (4)

OrganizationOrg typeTrialsAs lead sponsorPhasesEarliest year
AllerganFor profit3312010
Albany Medical CollegeAcademic/Hospital1011996
National Cancer Institute (NCI)Government1011996
State University of New York, BuffaloAcademic/Hospital1111996
4 organizations
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Marketing (2)

OrganizationOrg typeRelationshipDate
EisaiFor profitNDA2Dec 26, 1990
US BioscienceFor profitNDADec 26, 1990