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