Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors

Section: For Industry

Category(ies): Cancer Therapeutics

Reference #: BRMI430501

OTC Contact: Dave Odelson, Ph.D. (Directory Information | Send a Message)

Description

Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors can sensitize cancers to chemotherapy and radiation therapy. There are some HDAC inhibitors that are currently being tested in clinical trials but there exists a need for new and more effective HDAC inhibitors which are optimal with respect to efficacy, toxicity, and isoform-specificity. The present invention describes fluorescently labeled novel HDAC inhibitors that exert effects at lower concentrations with varying effectiveness against HDAC isoforms.

Applications

  • Fluorescently labeled hence inhibitor can be visualized
  • Effective at lower concentrations.
  • Act by a novel mechanism

Advantages

Stage of Development

Stage of Development:  Proof of concept demonstrated in cell lines.

Inventors: Milton L. Brown, Mira Jung, Anatoly Dritschilo, and Yali Kong

Relevant Publications

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Patent Status

Patent application filed.