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Thalidomide: History, Community, Culture & Applications

Thalidomide, sold under the brand names Contergan, Distaval and Thalomid among others, is an oral administered medication currently used to treat a number of cancers (e.g., multiple myeloma), graft-versus-host disease, and many skin disorders (e.g., complications of leprosy such as skin lesions). Thalidomide has been used to treat conditions associated…

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Thalidomide topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Community, Culture and Applications as prominent areas in the source structure around Thalidomide.

Related topics
170
Source areas
9
Connected nodes
179
Extracted relationships
166
Concept neighborhoods
25
Bridge connections
179

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 46 topics
History · 30 topics
Adverse effects · 27 topics
Research · 23 topics
Chemistry · 15 topics
Medical uses · 10 topics
Pharmacology · 10 topics
Society and culture · 8 topics
Contraindications · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

3D model (JSmol)
Interactive image
AHFS/Drugs.com
Monograph
ATC code
L04AX02 (WHO)
Bioavailability
90%
CAS Number
50-35-1 Y
ChEBI
CHEBI:9513 N

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Medical uses

Contraindications

Adverse effects

Pharmacology

Chemistry

History

Society and culture

Research

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Thalidomide connects Entity context

The extracted context around Thalidomide shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Thalidomide → Additionally, Another, August, Celgene, Europe, European Commission, FDA, FDA-approved, February, Further, Imnovid, In, Interest, It, March, Pomalidomide, Revlimid, The, These Another extracted example is Thalidomide → Chemical Industry Basel, Chemie Grünenthal, Contergan, German, Germany, Heinrich Mückter, Herbert Keller, In, It, Mueckter's, October, On, Researchers, The, The German, While, Wilhelm Kunz, World War II. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Thalidomide

Top relations

related to Thalidomide analogs · 19
Thalidomide → Additionally, Another, August, Celgene, Europe, European Commission, FDA, FDA-approved, February, Further, Imnovid, In, Interest, It, March, Pomalidomide, Revlimid, The, These
related to history · 18
Thalidomide → Chemical Industry Basel, Chemie Grünenthal, Contergan, German, Germany, Heinrich Mückter, Herbert Keller, In, It, Mueckter's, October, On, Researchers, The, The German, While, Wilhelm Kunz, World War II
related to Birth defect crisis · 14
Thalidomide → British Medical Journal, Concerns, December, Düsseldorf, Europe, In, In November, It, June, Leslie Florence, November, The, West Germany, Widukind Lenz
has treatment · 12
Thalidomide → Brazil, Brazilian, Despite, ENL, In, Israeli, Jacob Sheskin, Little, Nearly, Shortly, Since, The
related to Chemistry · 10
Thalidomide → As, Celgene Corporation, Celgene Corporation's, Cyclization, L-glutamic, L-glutamine, N-carbethoxyphthalimide, N-phthaloyl-L-glutamine, S-thalidomide, The
related to Quality of life · 10
Thalidomide → Access, Due, However, In, Individuals, Of, TE, The, These, When
has impact · 7
Thalidomide → FDA, Health, In, National Institute, This, US, US Federal Drug Administration
Legal status · 6
Thalidomide → AU: S4 (Prescription only), BR: Class C3 (Immunosuppressive drugs), CA: ℞-only, EU: Rx-only, UK: POM (Prescription only), US: ℞-only
has effect · 5
Thalidomide → Drug Administration, FDA, Food, The, There
related to Clinical research · 5
Thalidomide → Crohn's, Kaposi's, KSHV, Phase II, There

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

drug effects birth pregnancy born use fda treatment women people us market defects teratogenic risk used many clinical cancer leprosy

Thalidomide relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 166 structured relationships around Thalidomide. Examples in this analysis include Thalidomide → 3D model (JSmol) → Interactive image and Thalidomide → AHFS/Drugs.com → Monograph. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Thalidomide3D model (JSmol)Interactive image1.00infobox
ThalidomideAHFS/Drugs.comMonograph1.00infobox
ThalidomideATC codeL04AX02 (WHO)1.00infobox
ThalidomideBioavailability90%1.00infobox
ThalidomideCAS Number50-35-1 Y1.00infobox
ThalidomideChEBICHEBI:9513 N1.00infobox
ThalidomideChEMBLChEMBL468 Y1.00infobox
ThalidomideChemSpider5233 Y1.00infobox
ThalidomideChiralityRacemic mixture1.00infobox
ThalidomideCompTox Dashboard (EPA)DTXSID90225241.00infobox
ThalidomideDrugBankDB01041 Y1.00infobox
ThalidomideECHA InfoCard100.000.0291.00infobox
ThalidomideElimination half-life5–7.5 hours (dose-dependent)1.00infobox
ThalidomideExcretionUrine, feces and semen1.00infobox
ThalidomideFormulaC13H10N2O41.00infobox
ThalidomideIUPHAR/BPS73271.00infobox
ThalidomideKEGGD00754 Y1.00infobox
ThalidomideLegal statusAU: S4 (Prescription only)1.00infobox
ThalidomideLegal statusBR: Class C3 (Immunosuppressive drugs)1.00infobox
ThalidomideLegal statusCA: ℞-only1.00infobox
ThalidomideLegal statusUK: POM (Prescription only)1.00infobox
ThalidomideLegal statusUS: ℞-only1.00infobox
ThalidomideLegal statusEU: Rx-only1.00infobox
ThalidomideLicense dataEU EMA: by INN1.00infobox
ThalidomideLicense dataUS DailyMed: Thalidomide1.00infobox
ThalidomideLicense dataUS FDA: Thalidomide1.00infobox
ThalidomideMedlinePlusa6990321.00infobox
ThalidomideMelting point270 °C (518 °F)1.00infobox
ThalidomideMetabolismLiver (minimally via CYP2C19-mediated 5-hydroxylation; mostly via non-enzymatic hydrolysis at the four amide sites)1.00infobox
ThalidomideMolar mass258.233 g·mol−11.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Thalidomide bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Birth, Pregnancy and Drug. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Thalidomide
    • Birth
    • Pregnancy
    • Drug
    • Use
    • Born
    • Cause
    • Defects
    • Used
    • Risk
    • Women
    • Celgene
    • Multiple
  • thalidomide
    • Birth
    • Pregnancy
    • Drug
    • Use
    • Born
    • Cause
    • Defects
    • Used
    • Risk
    • Women
    • Celgene
    • Multiple
  • multiple myeloma
    • Myeloma
    • Treatment
    • Clinical
    • Names
    • People
    • Leprosy
    • Cancer
    • Used
    • Us
    • Fda
    • High
    • Celgene
  • over-the-counter drug
    • Women
    • Us
    • People
    • Fda
    • Thalidomide
    • Drugs
    • Time
    • Clinical
    • Used
    • Market
    • Pregnancy
    • Treatment
  • thalidomide was found to cause birth defects
    • Defects
    • Pregnancy
    • Risk
    • Cancer
    • Cause
    • Use
    • High
    • Birth
    • Thalidomide
    • Drug
    • Born
    • Used
  • drug regulation
    • Women
    • Us
    • People
    • Fda
    • Thalidomide
    • Drugs
    • Time
    • Clinical
    • Used
    • Market
    • Pregnancy
    • Treatment
  • thalidomide trust
    • Birth
    • Pregnancy
    • Drug
    • Use
    • Born
    • Cause
    • Defects
    • Used
    • Risk
    • Women
    • Celgene
    • Multiple
  • causes birth defects
    • Defects
    • Pregnancy
    • Risk
    • Cause
    • Use
    • High
    • Thalidomide
    • Drug
    • Women
    • Children
    • Names
    • Many

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Thalidomide, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Thalidomide with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
ThalidomideOverview · splits 133 ⟂ 47
ThalidomideHistory · splits 149 ⟂ 31
ThalidomideAdverse effects · splits 152 ⟂ 28
ThalidomideResearch · splits 156 ⟂ 24
ThalidomideChemistry · splits 164 ⟂ 16
ThalidomideMedical uses · splits 169 ⟂ 11
ThalidomidePharmacology · splits 169 ⟂ 11
ThalidomideSociety and culture · splits 171 ⟂ 9

Map overview Semantic statistics

Thalidomide

Nodes180
Edges179
Triples166
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011111
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Thalidomide to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Community, Culture & Applications, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Thalidomide · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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