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Inhibition mechanism exploration of investigational drug TAK-441 as inhibitor against Vismodegib-resistant Smoothened mutant.
European journal of pharmacology - 15 Jan 2014
Ishii Tsuyoshi, Shimizu Yuji, Nakashima Kosuke, Kondo Shigeru, Ogawa Kazumasa, Sasaki Satoshi, Matsui Hideki
Abstract excerpt
Hedgehog signaling is a driving force in medulloblastoma and basal cell carcinoma (BCC), making it an attractive therapeutic target. Vismodegib recently received FDA approval for the treatment of inoperable BCC, but a drug-resistant Smoothened (Smo) mutant (D473H) was identified in a clinical study. TAK-441 is a pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridine-4-one derivative that potently inhibits Hh signal transduction and is currently...
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