Chemical Properties
Off-White Solid
Uses
An immunosupressant and is currently being investigated for use in cancer treatments. Ridaforolimus may act as a regulator of protein synthesis, cell proliferation, cell cycle progression and cell survival. Ridaforolimus, was formerly known as Deforolimus.
Uses
Ridaforolimus is a semisynthetic macrocyclic lactone prepared from rapamycin by selective alkylation of the 42-hydroxy group with a dimethylphosphinate moiety. Like all tacrolimus analogues, ridaforolimus binds to receptor protein, FKBP12. The complex then binds to mTOR preventing its interaction with target proteins. Ridaforolimus is extensively cited in the literature with over 70 citations.
Definition
ChEBI: A semisynthetic derivative that is sirolimus in which hydroxy group attached to the cyclohexyl moiety has been converted to the corresponding dimethylphosphinate.
in vivo
mice bearing mcf7 (breast), pc-3 (prostate), a549 (lung), hct-116 (colon) or panc-1 (pancreas) xenografts have revealed the antitumor efficacy of ridaforolimus [1].
References
[1] rivera vm1, squillace rm, miller d, berk l, wardwell sd, ning y, pollock r, narasimhan ni, iuliucci jd, wang f, clackson t.ridaforolimus (ap23573; mk-8669), a potent mtor inhibitor, has broad antitumor activity and can be optimally administered using intermittent dosing regimens. mol cancer ther. 2011 jun;10(6):1059-71.
