Verastem Enters Biomarker Agreement with LabCorp for Cancer Stem Cell Agent Companion Diagnostic
:The identification of patients most likely to benefit from targeted therapy is critical to accelerating the drug development and approval process,” said Henri Termeer, Verastem Lead Director.
Clinical assay validation is an integral component to all companion diagnostics entering an FDA approval process.
Pioneering research by Robert Weinberg, Ph.D., Verastem cofounder and chair of the Scientific Advisory Board, and others have demonstrated that FAK signaling plays a central role in the tumor-initiating capability of cancer stem cells and ultimate disease progression. VS-6063 is designed to target and kill cancer stem cells by inhibiting FAK signaling.
Mesothelioma tumors lacking the tumor suppressor Merlin appear to be particularly sensitive to FAK inhibitors. As shown recently at the EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, sensitivity due to lack of Merlin is evident in both research models and early clinical proof-of-concept.
“We believe the approximately 50% of mesothelioma patients lacking
Merlin may be particularly responsive to treatment with FAK inhibitors,”
said Dan Paterson, Verastem Vice President, Head of Corporate
Development and Diagnostics. “LabCorp is the perfect partner to progress
our research on Merlin into a companion diagnostic for VS-6063.”"
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2. Golubovskaya, V.M., et al. 2008. J. Med. Chem. 51: 7405-7416. PMID: 18989950
3. Hochwald, S.N., et al. 2009. Cell Cycle. 8: 2435-2443. PMID: 19571674
4. Beierle, E.A., et al. 2010. Cell Cycle. 9: 1005-1015. PMID: 20160475
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FAK
Inhibitor 14 is a selective FAK (focal adhesion kinase) inhibitor that
displays no significant activity for a range of other kinases including
PDGFR, EGFR, and IGF-RI. FAK Inhibitor 14 has been shown to prevent FAK
autophosphorylation at the putative activation site, tyrosine 397 (IC50 of 1μM). FAK Inhibitor 14 has been shown to promote cell detachment and inhibit cell adhesion in vitro, and to exhibit antiproliferative activity in a variety of human tumor cell lines in vivo
such as: breast cancer cell lines BT474 and MCF-7, pancreatic cancer
cell lines Panc-1 and Miapaca-2, and neuroblastoma cell lines
MYCN+/MYCN- (with a greater effect on the negative isogenic form). FAK
Inhibitor 14 has also been used to study the conformation and self
replication methodology of bis capped porphyrins.
Technical Information
| Appearance: | Gray solid |
| Physical State: | Solid |
| Solubility: | Soluble to 100 mM in Water and to 75 mM in DMSO |
| Melting Point: | >300 °C lit. |
Safety and Reference Information
| PubChem CID: | 78260 |
| MDL Number: | MFCD00012970 |
| EC Number: | 224-822-6 |
| SMILES: | C1=C(C(=CC(=C1N)N)N)N.Cl.Cl.Cl.Cl |
For Research Use Only. Not Intended for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Use.
References
1. Thordarson, P., et al. 2003. Org. Biomol. Chem. 1: 1216-1225. PMID: 129263982. Golubovskaya, V.M., et al. 2008. J. Med. Chem. 51: 7405-7416. PMID: 18989950
3. Hochwald, S.N., et al. 2009. Cell Cycle. 8: 2435-2443. PMID: 19571674
4. Beierle, E.A., et al. 2010. Cell Cycle. 9: 1005-1015. PMID: 20160475
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