Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates generally to cancer therapy and to anticancer compounds and imaging agents. More specifically, the subject matter disclosed herein relates to agents that target MC1R and their use in the treatment of cancer. Methods of screening for MC1R targeted agents are also disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 6, 2022
Date of Patent:
December 30, 2025
Assignees:
H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., MODULATION THERAPEUTICS, INC., WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Inventors:
David Morse, Robert Gillies, Mark Mclaughlin, Thaddeus Wadas, Hyun Joo Kil, Narges Tafreshi
Abstract: Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising a derivative of sulfuretin are provided that are inhibitors of the endoplasmic reticulum oxidoreductin-1 alpha. A method of treating a patient having cancer comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound that is a derivative of sulfuretin that are inhibitors of the endoplasmic reticulum oxidoreductin-1 alpha to a patient is disclosed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 13, 2022
Publication date:
February 27, 2025
Applicants:
West Virginia University Board of Governors on behalf of West Virginia University, Modulation Therapeutics, Inc.
Inventors:
Lori Hazelhurst, Werner Geldenhuys, Sridhar Reddy Kaulagari
Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to cyclic peptidomimetic compounds and methods for making the same. Other embodiments relate to a method of treating a disease by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of a cyclic peptidomimetic disclosed herein, for example to treat cancer.