Benzonitrile, 4-[2,3-dihydro-7-methoxy-3-methyl-8-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-2-oxo-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-1-yl]-3-fluoro-

M3541 is a potent, selective, orally active ATM inhibitor with potential chemo-/radio-sensitizing and antineoplastic activities. M-3541 targets and binds to ATM, thereby inhibiting the kinase activity of ATM and ATM-mediated signaling. This prevents DNA damage checkpoint activation, disrupts DNA damage repair, induces tumor cell apoptosis, and leads to cell death of ATM-overexpressing tumor cells. In addition, M 3541 sensitizes tumor cells to chemo- and radiotherapy. ATM, a serine/threonine protein kinase, is upregulated in a variety of cancer cell types; it is activated in response to DNA damage and plays a key role in DNA-strand repair.