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HDAC8-IN-12 (compound 5k), a non-hydroxamic acid derivative, serves as a selective HDAC8 inhibitor with an IC 50 of 0.12 nM and demonstrates potent efficacy against breast cancer. This compound enhances anti-tumor immunity by activating T cells, elevating M1 macrophage levels, and reducing M2 macrophage proportions. In an orthotopic mouse model of breast cancer, HDAC8-IN-12, administered at 50 mg kg, effectively suppresses tumor growth.

68Ga-DOTA-NT-20.3 is an analogue of neurotensin (NTS) and acts as a ligand for 68Ga ions. In PET imaging, it demonstrates rapid tumor uptake and high contrast between tumor and background, along with fast clearance from the blood and moderate accumulation in the kidneys. Its pharmacokinetic and biodistribution properties are advantageous, producing high-quality PET images in mice with subcutaneous or orthotopic human pancreatic cancer xenografts. 68Ga-DOTA-NT-20.3 specifically binds to NTSR1 on pancreatic cancer cells and outperforms 18F-FDG in PET detection of adenocarcinoma.

UNBS3157 is a novel naphthalimide derivative that is non-hematotoxic and exhibits significant antitumor activity through DNA intercalation and the poisoning of topoisomerase IIalpha. Unlike Amonafide, a related naphthalimide compound that showed activity in Phase II breast cancer trials but did not proceed to Phase III due to dose-limiting myelotoxicity, UNBS3157 has a maximum tolerated dose 3-4 times higher and does not cause hematotoxicity in mice at effective antitumor doses. In vivo models, including (i) L1210 mouse leukemia, (ii) MXT-HI mouse mammary adenocarcinoma, and (iii) human A549 non-small cell lung carcinoma and BxPC3 pancreatic cancer orthotopic models, demonstrate superior efficacy of UNBS3157 compared to Amonafide.

Polmacoxib (CG 100649) is a first-in-class NSAID drug candidate, is a dual inhibitor of carbonic anhydrase (CA) and COX-2. Polmacoxib inhibits premalignant and malignant colorectal lesions in mouse models, partly through inhibiting tumor cell proliferation.

ABT-510 acetate is an endogenous anti-angiogenic TSP peptide inhibitor, a thrombospondin analog, with anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer and anti-angiogenic activity that induces apoptosis and inhibits ovarian tumor growth in an orthotopic, syngeneic model of epithelial ovarian cancer.ABT-510 acetate reduces angiogenesis and inflammatory responses in a mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease. ABT-510 acetate reduces angiogenesis and inflammation in mouse models of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and can be used in cancer research, particularly in epithelial ovarian cancer, as well as in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

CAY10744 is a topoisomerase II-α poison.1 It inhibits topoisomerase II-α by 78.9% when used at a concentration of 20 μM. CAY10744 is selective for topoisomerase II-α over topoisomerase I providing 100 and 0% inhibition, respectively, at 100 μM. It inhibits proliferation of HCT15 colon, T47D breast, DU145 prostate, and HeLa cervical cancer cells (IC50s = 0.014, 0.00267, 0.072, and 2.46 μM, respectively). CAY10744 induces apoptosis in T47D cells when used at concentrations of 10 and 30 μM. CAY10744 (12 mg/kg per day) reduces tumor growth in an MDA-MB-231 orthotopic mouse model of breast cancer. |1. Kadayat, T.M., Park, S., Shrestha, A., et al. Discovery and biological evaluations of halogenated 2,4-diphenyl indeno[1,2-b]pyridinol derivatives as potent topoisomerase IIa-targeted chemotherapeutic agents for breast cancer. J. Med. Chem. 62, 8194-8234 (2019).

CAIX Inhibitor S4 (S4) is an effective inhibitor of carbonic anhydrase IX XII with a Ki of 7 nM and 2 nM, respectively. The Kis for CA II and CA I are 546 and 5600 nM.

NG 25 is a type II kinase inhibitor that inhibits MAP4K2 and TAK1 (IC50s = 21.7 and 149 nM, respectively).1It also inhibits the Src family kinases Src and LYN (IC50s = 113 and 12.9 nM, respectively) and Abl family kinases (IC50s = 75.2 nM), as well as CSK, FER, and p38α (IC50s = 56.4, 82.3, and 102 nM, respectively). NG 25 (100 nM) prevents TNF-α-induced IKKα/β phosphorylation and IκB-α degradation in L929 cells. It inhibits secretion of IFN-α and IFN-β induced by CpG type B and CL097, respectively, in Gen2.2 cells in a concentration-dependent manner.2NG 25 decreases cell viability of HCT116KRASWT, and to a greater degree of HCT116KRASG13D, colorectal cancer cells in a concentration-dependent manner.3It also reduces tumor growth and increases the number of TUNEL-positive tumor cells in a CT26KRASG12Dmouse orthotopic model of colorectal cancer. 1.Tan, L., Nomanbhoy, T., Gurbani, D., et al.Discovery of type II inhibitors of TGFβ-activated kinase 1 (TAK1) and mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 2 (MAP4K2)J. Med. Chem.58(1)183-196(2015) 2.Pauls, E., Shpiro, N., Peggie, M., et al.Essential role for IKKβ in production of type 1 interferons by plasmacytoid dendritic cellsJ. Biol. Chem. 287(23)19216-19228(2012) 3.Ma, Q., Gu, L., Liao, S., et al.NG25, a novel inhibitor of TAK1, suppresses KRAS-mutant colorectal cancer growth in vitro and in vivoApoptosis24(1-2)83-94(2019)

MMRi62 (7-[(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-(pyridin-2-ylamino)methyl]quinolin-8-ol), a ferroptosis inducer targeting MDM2-MDM4 (negative regulators of tumor suppressor p53). MMRi62 shows a P53-independent pro-apoptotic activity against pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cells and induce autophagy. MMRi62 inducesferroptosis, resulting in a increase of reactive oxygen and lysosomal degradation of ferritin heavy chain (FTH1). MMRi62 also leads to proteasomal degradation of mutant p53, also inhibits orthotopic xenograft PDAC mouse model in vivo with high frequency mutation characteristics of KRAS and TP53.12.

NG25 trihydrochloride is a type II kinase inhibitor that inhibits MAP4K2 and TAK1. It also inhibits the Src family kinases Src and LYN and Abl family kinases as well as CSK, FER, and p38α. NG 25 prevents TNF-α-induced IKKα β phosphorylation and IκB-α degradation in L929 cells. It inhibits secretion of IFN-α and IFN-β induced by CpG type B and CL097, respectively. NG 25 decreases cell viability of HCT116KRASWT, and to a greater degree of HCT116KRASG13D, colorectal cancer cells in a concentration-dependent manner. It also reduces tumor growth and increases the number of TUNEL-positive tumor cells in a CT26KRASG12D mouse orthotopic model of colorectal cancer.

JAS239 is a novel carbocyanine dye that binds and competitively inhibits choline kinase (ChoK) intracellularly. JAS239 attenuated choline phosphorylation and viability in a panel of human breast cancer cell lines. Antibody blockade prevented cellular retention of JAS239 indicating direct interaction with ChoKα independent of the choline transporters and catabolic choline pathways. In mice bearing orthotopic MCF7 breast xenografts, optical imaging with JAS239 distinguished tumors overexpressing ChoKα from their empty vector counterparts and delineated tumor margins.

KGP591, a tubulin polymerization inhibitor with an IC50 of 0.57 µM, effectively induces G2 M arrest, inhibits cell migration, and disrupts microtubule structure and cell morphology in MDA-MB-231 cells. Additionally, it demonstrates antitumor activity in an orthotopic kidney cancer model (RENCA) [1].

PAA4, a methide carbon-centered polynuclear Au(I) cluster, exhibits antiproliferative activity and induces pH2AX expression in a time-dependent manner. It also demonstrates an anti-tumor effect in an orthotopic bladder cancer mouse model [1].

LAU-0901, a platelet-activating factor (PAF) receptor antagonist, demonstrates efficacy in reducing infarct volume and enhancing neurological function in rats subjected to middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO)-induced cerebral ischemia, at doses of 30, 60, and 90 mg kg. Furthermore, it diminishes microglial infiltration while promoting astrocytic and neuronal survival in the same model. Additionally, at a dose of 30 mg kg, LAU-0901, either alone or combined with atorvastatin, shows a capability to inhibit tumor growth in a U87MG glioblastoma mouse orthotopic tumor model.

CYY292 is a chemical compound acting as an inhibitor of PDGFRα, PDGFRβ, FGFR1, -2, and -3, with respective IC50 values of 5.35, 4.6, 28, 28, and 78 nM. It exhibits selectivity over FGFR4 (IC50 > 1,000 nM) while also targeting c-Kit, VEGFR2, VEGFR1, and IGF-1R (IC50 values of 67, 33, 36, and 75 nM, respectively). Additionally, CYY292 inhibits EGFR, BTK, Cdk4/cyclin D3, and MET with IC50 values of 128, 198, 214, and 396 nM, respectively. This compound demonstrates efficacy in arresting the proliferation of various osteosarcoma cell lines—MG-63, U2OS, MNNG/HOS, and Saos-2—with IC50s ranging from 0.72 to 1.36 µM. Moreover, CYY292 at 0.3 and 0.5 µM concentrations inhibits migration and invasion in glioblastoma cells (U87MG and LN-229) and, at a dose of 30 mg/kg, decreases tumor volume and enhances survival in a U87MG orthotopic mouse xenograft model.

HR68, a derivative of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) agonist fenofibric acid, serves as an anticancer agent. It effectively reduces the viability of LN-229 glioblastoma cells, with an IC50 value of 1.17 µM. Notably, HR68 is capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier in temozolomide-resistant orthotopic patient-derived xenograft (PDX) mouse models of glioblastoma.

PAWI-2 functions as both a p53 activator and a Wnt inhibitor. It suppresses β3-KRAS signaling independently of KRAS and selectively inhibits the phosphorylation of TBK1. Additionally, PAWI-2 triggers apoptosis (activation of caspase-3 7) and induces PARP cleavage. It facilitates the translocation of retinoblastoma protein into the nucleus, leading to G2 M cell cycle arrest. PAWI-2 reverses the cancer stem cell-like properties of KRAS-dependent human pancreatic cancer stem cells (hPCSC) and overcomes drug resistance. Moreover, it inhibits the growth of hPCSC tumors in an orthotopic xenograft mouse model.