EC0489, Small molecule-drug conjugate (SMDC) ,a conjugate of folic acid and desacetyl vinblastine hydrazide, is a high-affinity ligand for the folatereceptor (FR). Refractory or metastatic Tumor.
Plevitrexed is taken up via the α-folatereceptor as well as the reduced folate carrier. Plevitrexed is an orally active and effective thymidylate synthase (TS) inhibitor (Ki: 0.44 nM). Plevitrexed is used for gastric cancer in clinical.
The peak excitation and emission wavelengths of EC-17 are 470 520 nm.EC-17 (disodium salt) is a folatereceptor alpha (FRα) targeting contrast agent with fluorescent properties in the visible light spectrum.
ONX 0801 (BGC 945) trisodium is a targeted thymidylate synthase (TS) inhibitor specifically designed to act against tumors overexpressing the α-folatereceptor.
Epofolate is folatereceptor-targeting antimitotic agent with potential antineoplastic activity. Folatereceptor-targeted epothilone BMS753493 contains an epothilone moiety linked to a single folate molecule. Mediated through the folate moiety, this agent delivers the antimitotic epothilone component into cells expressing folic acid receptors, frequently upregulated in many types of tumor cells. After ligand-receptor internalization, the epothilone moiety induces microtubule polymerization and stabilizes microtubules against depolymerization, resulting in the inhibition of mitosis and cellular proliferation. Check for active clinical trials or closed clinical trials using this agent. (NCI Thesaurus).