Malignant and non-malignant disease treatment with Ras antagonists
AssigneePisces Therapeutics, LLC
InventorsJames H. Wikel, Michael J. Brownstein
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes new inhibitors or antagonists of Ras useful for the treatment of conditions resulting from Ras-induced or mediated cellular processes, including cellular proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, senescence, and survival. These cellular processes may be associated with a non-malignant or malignant disease, disorder, or pathological condition. The present disclosure also describes a method for inhibiting such Ras-induced or mediated cellular processes. The method entails administering a Ras antagonist in an amount effective to inhibit such cellular processes.
Claims16
A compound represented by the Formula (I) or a salt of the Formula (I):
- R1—R2—R3—R4 (I)
- wherein:
- R1 represents a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring with at least one heteroatom;
- R2 represents an optionally substituted phenyl ring;
- R3 represents S, O, a substituted N, SO, SO2, or Se;
- and
- R4 represents farnesyl or geranyl-geranyl.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.