Bisindolylmaleimide inhibitor of protein kinase Cβ (PKCβ), AKT, and GSK3β; structural analog of staurosporine, q.v. Prepn: W. F. Heath et al., WO 9517182; eidem, US 5668152 (1995, 1997 both to Lilly); M. M. Faul et al,. Tetrahedron 59, 7215 (2003) DOI. Inhibition of cell growth through the AKT pathway: J. R. Graff et al., Cancer Res. 65, 7462 (2005) DOI PubMed. In vivo and in vitro pharmacology in gastric cancer cells: K.-W. Lee et al., ibid. 68, 1916 (2008) DOI PubMed. Clinical pharmacology: P. A. Welch et al., J. Clin. Pharmacol. 47, 1138 (2007) DOI PubMed. Clinical evaulation in relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma: F. Morschhauser et al., Ann. Oncol. 19, 247 (2008) DOI PubMed; in second- or third-line therapy of non-small-cell lung cancer: Y. Oh et al., J. Clin. Oncol. 26, 1135 (2008) DOI PubMed. Review of development, clinical experience, and therapeutic potential: R. S. Herbst et al., Clin. Cancer Res. 13, 4641s-4646s (2007) DOI PubMed.
Prepn: J. K. Bush et al., WO 04006928 (2004 to Lilly).
Antineoplastic.
Antineoplastic; Alkaloids/Natural Products; Staurosporine Derivatives