Description
AZD-7762isaninhibitorofcheckpointkinase1(Chk1)thatincreasessensitivitytoDNA-damagingcompounds.AZD-7762exhibitsanticancerchemotherapeuticactivityandiscurrentlyinclinicaltrialsasapotentialtreatmentforavarietyofcancers.Inbreastcancerandovariancancercells,AZD-7762inhibitscellularproliferation.Inanimalmodelsofbreastcancer,AZD-7762inhibitstumorgrowthandincreasessurvivalrates.Thiscompounddisplayssomewhatlimitedefficacyduetocardiactoxicity.
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