Description
CanertinibisanirreversIBLeinhibitorofEGFR(HER2/ErbB).Thiscompoundiscurrentlyinclinicaltrialsasananticancerchemotherapeutic,displayingactivityagainstavarietyofcancers.Inacellularmodelofmelanoma,canertinibexhibitscytostaticactivity,stoppingcellgrowthintheG1phase,butnotinducingapoptosisexceptatveryhighconcentrations.Inarelatedanimalmodel,canertinibinhibitstumorgrowth.Separately,canertinibinhibitsAktandERK1/2incellslackingErbBreceptorsandinducescaspase-mediatedapoptosis.
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