Lucanthone

Lucanthone
Systematic (IUPAC) name


1-{[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]amino}-4-methyl-9H-thioxanthen-9-one
Clinical data
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	479-50-5^Y
ATC code	None
PubChem	CID 10180
DrugBank	DB04967^Y
ChemSpider	9772^N
UNII	FC6D57000M^Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:51052^N
Chemical data
Formula	C₂₀H₂₄N₂O S
Molecular mass	340.48 g/mol
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Lucanthone is a drug used in chemotherapy. It is a prodrug and is converted to the active metabolite hycanthone.

Mechanism of action

Hycanthone binds to acetylcholine receptors in the worm and results in increased sensitivity to stimulation by 5-HT causing increase in motility, paired worms are separated and reproduction is stopped. It causes damage of the integument and vitelline duct.

Intracellular chemotherapeutic agents / antineoplastic agents (L01)

SPs/MIs
(M phase)

Block microtubule assembly	Vinca alkaloids (Vinblastine^# Vincristine^# Vinflunine^§ Vindesine Vinorelbine)

Block microtubule disassembly	Taxanes (Cabazitaxel Docetaxel^# Larotaxel Ortataxel^† Paclitaxel^# Tesetaxel) Epothilones (Ixabepilone)

DNA replication
inhibitor

DNA precursors/
antimetabolites
(S phase)

Folic acid	Dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor (Aminopterin Methotrexate^# Pemetrexed Pralatrexate) Thymidylate synthase inhibitor (Raltitrexed Pemetrexed)

Purine	Adenosine deaminase inhibitor (Pentostatin) Halogenated/ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors (Cladribine Clofarabine Fludarabine) Nelarabine Thiopurine (Thioguanine^# Mercaptopurine^#)

Pyrimidine	Thymidylate synthase inhibitor (Fluorouracil^# Capecitabine Tegafur (+gimeracil/oteracil) Carmofur Floxuridine) DNA polymerase inhibitor (Cytarabine^#) Ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor (Gemcitabine) Hypomethylating agent (Azacitidine Decitabine)

Deoxyribonucleotide	Ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor (Hydroxycarbamide)

Topoisomerase inhibitors
(S phase)

I	Camptotheca (Camptothecin Topotecan Irinotecan Rubitecan^‡ Belotecan)

II	Podophyllum (Etoposide^# Teniposide)

II+Intercalation	Anthracyclines (Aclarubicin Daunorubicin^# Doxorubicin^# Epirubicin Idarubicin Amrubicin^† Pirarubicin Valrubicin Zorubicin) Anthracenediones (Mitoxantrone Pixantrone)

Crosslinking of DNA
(CCNS)

Alkylating	Nitrogen mustards: Mechlorethamine Cyclophosphamide^# (Ifosfamide Trofosfamide) Chlorambucil^# (Melphalan Prednimustine) Bendamustine Uramustine Estramustine Nitrosoureas: Carmustine Lomustine (Semustine) Fotemustine Nimustine Ranimustine Streptozocin Alkyl sulfonates: Busulfan (Mannosulfan Treosulfan) Aziridines: Carboquone ThioTEPA Triaziquone Triethylenemelamine

Platinum-based	Carboplatin Cisplatin Nedaplatin Oxaliplatin Satraplatin

Nonclassical	Hydrazines (Procarbazine^#) Triazenes (Dacarbazine^# Temozolomide) Altretamine Mitobronitol Pipobroman

Intercalation	Streptomyces (Actinomycin^# Bleomycin^# Mitomycin Plicamycin)

Photosensitizers/PDT

Aminolevulinic acid / Methyl aminolevulinate
Efaproxiral
Porphyrin derivatives (Porfimer sodium
Talaporfin
Temoporfin
Verteporfin)

Other

Enzyme inhibitors	FI (Tipifarnib^§) CDK inhibitors (Alvocidib^† Seliciclib^† Palbociclib) PrI (Bortezomib Carfilzomib) PhI (Anagrelide) IMPDI (Tiazofurin^§) LI (Masoprocol) PARP inhibitor (Olaparib) HDAC (Belinostat Panobinostat Romidepsin Vorinostat) PIKI (Idelalisib)

Receptor antagonists	ERA (Atrasentan) Retinoid X receptor (Bexarotene) Sex steroid (Testolactone)

Other/ungrouped	Amsacrine Trabectedin Retinoids (Alitretinoin Tretinoin) Arsenic trioxide Asparagine depleters (Asparaginase^#/Pegaspargase) Celecoxib Demecolcine Elesclomol^§ Elsamitrucin Etoglucid Lonidamine Lucanthone Mitoguazone Mitotane Oblimersen^† Omacetaxine mepesuccinate Eribulin

^#WHO-EM
^‡Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- ^†Phase III
- ^§Never to phase III

Index of neoplasms and cancer

Description	Tumor suppressing and oncogenes Tumor markers Carcinogen

Disease	Neoplasms and cancer Symptoms and signs Paraneoplastic

Treatment	Radiotherapy Drugs Immunotherapy intracellular chemotherapeutics extracellular chemotherapeutics adjuvant detoxification