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DexaBEAM

Development stage
Unknown
Modality
Orthosteric Ligands → Classical Binding Small Molecules → Small Molecules, Metabolically Activated Prodrugs → Prodrugs/Conditional Activator Small Molecules → Small Molecules, DNA Intercalators/Alkylators → Nucleic Acid-Directed Small Molecules → Small Molecules
Administration
Intravenous, Oral
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Overview

DexaBEAM is a multi-agent chemotherapy regimen used primarily as salvage therapy for relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The regimen consists of five drugs: dexamethasone, carmustine (BCNU), etoposide, cytarabine (Ara-C), and melphalan. Each component has a distinct mechanism of action targeting cancer cells through different pathways: - Dexamethasone is a synthetic glucocorticoid with anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects. - Carmustine is an alkylating agent that crosslinks DNA, inhibiting replication. - Etoposide inhibits topoisomerase II, leading to DNA strand breaks. - Cytarabine is an antimetabolite that interferes with DNA synthesis. - Melphalan is another alkylating agent causing DNA crosslinking. DexaBEAM has demonstrated efficacy as salvage therapy in patients who have failed prior multi-drug chemotherapy regimens for Hodgkin's disease[7]. It produces high response rates but carries significant hematologic toxicity, particularly granulocytopenia and thrombocytopenia.

Brand names
DexaBEAM
Other names
Dexa-BEAM
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Targets

GR (Glucocorticoid receptor)DNA polymerase familyTOP2A (DNA topoisomerase II)DNA

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