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<jats:p><jats:bold>Introduction</jats:bold> . The report considers the prospect of rational approach to the new anticancer agents creation based on indolocarbazole derivatives.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Objective</jats:bold> . To conduct a comparative study of 12 domestic N-glycosides, indolo[2,3-a]pirrolo[2,3-a]carbazole derivatives in the course of “structure – activity” bond analysis.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Materials and methods .</jats:bold> The investigation of influence of 12 carbohydrate – containing indolocarbazoles, synthesized in N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center of the Ministry of Health of Russia, performed on models of solid transplantable mouse tumors: lung Lewis epidermoid carcinoma and B16 melanoma. The antitumor effect was assessed by Lewis epidermoid carcinoma and B16 melanoma tumor growth inhibition (TGI %) criterion.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results</jats:bold> . A variety of indolocarbazoles modifications allowed revealing the dependence of their antitumor properties on the structure of both, the aglycone and the glycoside residue. Imino-nitrogen interchange of atoms in upper heterocycle influences on indocarbazole derivatives antitumor activity change. During a comparative study of 12 N-glycosides indolocarbazole derivatives on lung Lewis epidermoid carcinoma and B16 melanoma models, 8 derivatives showed antitumor activity.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion</jats:bold> . The formulated concepts on the modification features in indolocarbazole derivatives structure can be used for more active compounds creation with greater action selectivity. </jats:p>