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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
13
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-7-2
pubmed:abstractText
Abnormal activation of the Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway has been linked to several types of human cancers, and the development of small-molecule inhibitors of this pathway represents a promising route toward novel anticancer therapeutics. A cell-based screen performed in our laboratories identified a new class of Hh pathway inhibitors, 1-amino-4-benzylphthalazines, that act via antagonism of the Smoothened receptor. A variety of analogues were synthesized and their structure-activity relationships determined. This optimization resulted in the discovery of high affinity Smoothened antagonists, one of which was further profiled in vivo. This compound displayed a good pharmacokinetic profile and also afforded tumor regression in a genetic mouse model of medulloblastoma.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1520-4804
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
52
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3954-68
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
1-amino-4-benzylphthalazines as orally bioavailable smoothened antagonists with antitumor activity.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Global Discovery Chemistry, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 01239, USA. karen.miller@novartis.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article