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Dacarbazine MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Dacarbazine
Tree Number(s)
D02.925.200
D03.383.129.308.240
Unique ID
D003606
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003606
Scope Note
An antineoplastic agent. It has significant activity against melanomas. (from Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 31st ed, p564)
Entry Term(s)
5-(3,3-Dimethyl-1-triazeno)imidazole-4-carboxamide
Biocarbazine
DIC
DTIC
DTIC-Dome
Decarbazine
Deticene
Dimethyl Imidazole Carboxamide
Dimethyl Triazeno Imidazole Carboxamide
ICDT
NSC-45388
Pharm Action
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Registry Numbers
7GR28W0FJI
0
Related Numbers
4342-03-4
CAS Type 1 Name
1H-Imidazole-4-carboxamide, 5-(3,3-dimethyl-1-triazenyl)-
Previous Indexing
Amides (1966-1974)
Azo Compounds (1966-1972)
Imidazoles (1966-1974)
Triazenes (1972-1974)
Public MeSH Note
80; see TRIAZENES 1975-79
History Note
80(75)
Date Introduced
1980/01/01
Last Updated
2016/05/28
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