Synthetic analog of the marine polyether macrolide, halichondrin B. Inhibits tumor cell proliferation by suppressing microtubule growth. Prepn: B. Littlefield et al., WO 9965894 (1999); eidem, US 6214865 (2001 to Eisai); W. Zheng et al., Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 14, 5551 (2004) DOI PubMed. Anticancer activities: M. J. Towle et al., Cancer Res. 61, 1013 (2001) PubMed. Mechanism of action: M. A. Jordan et al., Mol. Cancer Ther. 4, 1086 (2005) DOI PubMed. Review of pharmacology and clinical experience: S. Newman, Curr. Opin. Investig. Drugs 8, 1057-1066 (2007) PubMed.
Antineoplastic.
Antineoplastic; Antibiotics and Analogs