RE: Great Potential9 Apr 2022 10:20
Taken from the patent application but note the following:-
One particular subset of cancers against which the compounds of formulae (1 ) and (2) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts should prove particularly active are cancers which are characterised by upregulation of BCL2 and/or elevated levels of
phosphorylated STAT1 , phosphorylated STAT3 and phosphorylated STAT5 and/or BCL2. Methods of detecting phosphorylated STAT1 , STAT3 and STAT5 are well-known to those in the art and include western blotting and flow cytometry (see for example the methods used in Pratt et al., "IL-6 driven STAT signalling in circulating CD4+ lymphocytes is a marker for early anticitrullinated peptide antibody-negative rheumatoid arthritis", Ann Rheum Dis 2014;0:1 -8). Examples of assays for the detection of STAT1 , STAT3 and STAT5 are described below in the experimental section of this application. Methods of detecting BCL2 are well-known to those in the art and include flow cytometry and western blotting (see for example the methods used in Coustan-Smith et al., "Clinical Relevance of BCL-2 Overexpression in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia", (1996), Blood., 87(3), pp 1 140-1 146.)
In particular, it has been shown that the compounds of formulae (1 ) and (2) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts may be useful in the treatment of a hematopoietic cancer. The hematopoietic cancer may be a leukaemia, such as an Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (for example, T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia).
Note the IL-6 and also note BCL-2 (Damage to the Bcl-2 gene has been identified as a cause of a number of cancers, including melanoma, breast, prostate, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and lung cancer, and a possible cause of schizophrenia and autoimmunity. It is also a cause of resistance to cancer treatments.
Maybe why it is initially more likely that 1802 will be used as a combo therapy. Think about that for a minute. We are not in this instance an immediate threat to present, less effective competition but can compliment as a co therapy.
All in all I would conclude we have one of the best if not the best inhibitors in the world. Correction, 2 of the best.
Regards a great weekend to all, but not like this new chat set up.