Drug Profile
Beta lapachone
Alternative Names: ARQ 501; BRN 0181499; CO-501; NSC 26326; NSC 629749; R 1668; SL 11001Latest Information Update: 03 Feb 2011
Price :
$50
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At a glance
- Originator Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Developer ArQule
- Class Antineoplastics; Eye disorder therapies; Naphthoquinones; Obesity therapies; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Apoptosis stimulants; E2F1 transcription factor stimulants
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Discontinued Head and neck cancer; Leiomyoma; Pancreatic cancer; Solid tumours
Most Recent Events
- 07 Dec 2006 Data presented at the 18th EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics (EORTC-NCI-AACR-2006) added to the adverse events, pharmacokinetics and Cancer therapeutic trials sections
- 23 Jun 2006 Phase-II clinical trials in combination with gemcitabine in patients with Pancreatic cancer in USA (IV-infusion)
- 01 May 2006 Data presented at the 97th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR-2006) have been added to the pharmacokinetics, adverse events and Cancer therapeutic trials sections ,