Abstract: The present invention relates to conformationally constrained homo- and heterodimeric mimetics of Smac with function as inhibitors of Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins (IAPs), the invention also relates to the use of these compounds in therapy, wherein the induction of apoptotic cell death is beneficial, especially in the treatment of cancer, alone or in combination with other active ingredients.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 20, 2012
Publication date:
April 30, 2015
Applicants:
Universita' Degli Studi Di Milano, Fondazione Cariplo, CISI Scrl, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
Inventors:
Pierfausto Seneci, Laura Belvisi, Federica Cossu, Domenico Delia, Carmelo Drago, Daniele Lecis, Stefano Maiorana, Leonardo Pierpaolo Manzoni, Eloise Mastrangelo, Mario Milani de Mayo de Mari, Paola Maria Chiara Perego, Francesca Vasile
Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds conformationally constrained mimetics of Smac with function as inhibitors of Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins (IAPs), the invention also relates to the use of these compounds in therapy, wherein the induction of apoptotic cell death is beneficial, especially in the treatment of cancer, alone or in combination with other active ingredients.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 5, 2008
Date of Patent:
December 17, 2013
Assignee:
CISI SCRL
Inventors:
Carlo Scolastico, Leonardo Pierpaolo Manzoni, Pierfausto Seneci, Laura Belvisi, Domenico Delia, Martino Bolognesi, Eloise Mastrangelo, Mario De Mayo De Mari Milani, Ilaria Motto, Carmelo Drago