Uses
Voreloxin Hydrochloride is a first-in-class topoisomerase II inhibitor that intercalates DNA and induces site-selective DNA DSB, G2 arrest, and apoptosis.
in vivo
Voreloxin (20 mg/kg, i.v.) alone results in 80% reduction in bone marrow cellularity of CD-1 mice by administration one dose every 4 days repeated twice (q4d ×2). voreloxin at 10 mg/kg in combination with cytarabine causes ablation of the marrow, dilation of sinusoids, and infiltration of adipocytes in mice. Voreloxin (20 mg/kg, i.v.) combined with cytarabine causes a reversible decrease in myeloid and lymphoid cells in bone marrow and peripheral blood CD-1 mice. voreloxin (10 mg/kg, q4d ×2) and cytarabine in combination causes reversible neutropenia with a more modest impact on platelets CD-1 mice[2].
References
[1] Hotinski AK, et al. Vosaroxin is a novel topoisomerase-II inhibitor with efficacy in relapsed and refractory acute myeloid leukaemia. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2015 Jun;16(9):1395-402. DOI:
10.1517/14656566.2015.1044437[2] Scatena CD, et al. Voreloxin, a first-in-class anticancer quinolone derivative, acts synergistically with cytarabine in vitro and induces bone marrow aplasia in vivo. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2010 Oct;66(5):881-8. DOI:
10.1007/s00280-009-1234-z[3] Walsby EJ, et al. The topoisomerase II inhibitor voreloxin causes cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in myeloid leukemia cells and acts in synergy with cytarabine. Haematologica. 2011 Mar;96(3):393-9. DOI:
10.3324/haematol.2010.032680
