RE: Todays news6 Jan 2023 13:23
Good afternoon HbD. Whist I like the New Scientist a am not in total agreement with what it prints.
CAC is Colon associated cancer!
The present study aimed to investigate the potential function of CHK1 in CAC and colitis in mice. GDC-0575, a inhibitor of CHK1, was used to treat mice with CAC or colitis. Immune cell infiltration and inflammatory cytokine expression in response to treatment of the mouse models with GDC-0575 were measured using flow cytometry, immunofluorescence, and ELISA. The correlation between CHK1 expression and CCL2/CCR2 expression was investigated in CRC tissues. Our results serve as evidence to clarify the function and mechanism of CHK1 in the context of CAC and colitis development and present a potential therapeutic target for CAC.
GDC-0575 Regulates Inflammatory Cytokine Expression in Colon
To determine the potential role of GDC-0575 in inflammatory cytokine expression, colonic tissues were collected for protein extraction and ELISA analysis. As shown in Figure 4A, the inhibition of CHK1 significantly inhibited the expression of TNF-a, IL-6, IL-1ß, and COX-2 and markedly increased the expression of IL-10 in mice with CAC. Our results indicated a significant reduction in TNF-a, IL-6, IL-1ß, and COX-2 levels and a significant increase in IL-10 expression in mice with colitis as well (Figure 4B). The above results confirmed the regulatory role of CHK1 in inflammatory cytokine expression in the colon of mice with CAC and colitis.
This is from April 2021
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8058335/#:~:text=Checkpoint%20kinase%201%20%28CHK1%29%20plays%20an%20important%20role,inhibitor%2C%20in%20colitis-associated%20cancer%20%28CAC%29%20and%20colitis.%20Methods
GDC-0575 is a highly selective small-molecule Chk-1 inhibitor invented by Array and licensed to Genentech. Genentech is responsible for all clinical development and commercialization activities.
With Gemcitabine too
Study Type : Interventional (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 104 participants
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: An Open-label, Phase I, Dose Escalation Study Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of GDC-0575 Administered Alone and in Combination With Gemcitabine in Patients With Refractory Solid Tumors or Lymphoma
Actual Study Start Date : March 23, 2012
Actual Primary Completion Date : January 11, 2018
Actual Study Completion Date : January 11, 2018
There will be no Pd-1 or Wee1 combo patent for this!
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