Mutagenic in Ames test and clastogenic in in vitro human lymphocyte micronucleus assay
“Treosulfan was mutagenic in the in vitro bacterial mutagenicity assay (Ames test) and clastogenic in the in vitro micronucleus assay in human lymphocytes.”
“Dedicated carcinogenicity or fertility studies were not conducted with treosulfan, as they are not needed to support the use of a drug intended to treat patients with advanced cancer.”
✓ VerifiedFDA multi-discipline review, p. 145Source ↗
Instead of carcinogenicity
Not stated in public reviews
Not reported in the public reviews. Reviewers summarise selectively, so this usually means it wasn't discussed publicly, not that it wasn't studied.
Instead of genotoxicity
Not stated in public reviews
Not reported in the public reviews. Reviewers summarise selectively, so this usually means it wasn't discussed publicly, not that it wasn't studied.
DRG histopathology
Not stated in public reviews
Not reported in the public reviews. Reviewers summarise selectively, so this usually means it wasn't discussed publicly, not that it wasn't studied.
Reproductive & developmental
No dedicated studies; 7-month rat study: dose-dependent male and female fertility impairment
“A 7-month chronic-dose study conducted in Wistar rats revealed dose-dependent fertility impairment in males and females (i.e. arrested spermatogenesis and absent corpora lutea and follicles).”
✓ VerifiedFDA multi-discipline review, p. 145Source ↗
Safety pharmacology
No effect on hERG tail current (IC50 >5000 µM)
“Treosulfan had no effect on hERG tail current (IC50 > 5000 μM).”
✓ VerifiedFDA multi-discipline review, p. 150Source ↗
Genotox: Ames
Positive (mutagenic in Ames test)
“Treosulfan was mutagenic in the in vitro bacterial mutagenicity assay (Ames test) and clastogenic in the in vitro micronucleus assay in human lymphocytes.”
In vitro micronucleus in human lymphocytes: positive (clastogenic)
“Treosulfan was mutagenic in the in vitro bacterial mutagenicity assay (Ames test) and clastogenic in the in vitro micronucleus assay in human lymphocytes.”
Not needed: treosulfan is an IARC Group 1 human carcinogen
“Due to sufficient evidence in humans, treosulfan was considered by International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Working Groups as “carcinogenic to humans (Group 1)”. (IARC, 2012) Therefore, carcinogenicity studies in animals were deemed not necessary.”
Not genotoxic overall: Ames negative; in vitro chromosome aberration positive without (not with) metabolic activation; rat micronucleus and comet negative