IDH1 inhibitor shows promising early results

Cancer Discov. 2015 Jan;5(1):4. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-NB2014-178. Epub 2014 Dec 8.

Abstract

The experimental drug AG-120, which inhibits mutant IDH1, showed promising results in a phase I trial in patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia.

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Clinical Trials, Phase I as Topic
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Isocitrate Dehydrogenase / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Isocitrate Dehydrogenase / genetics
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / drug therapy*
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / enzymology
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / genetics
  • Mutation

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Isocitrate Dehydrogenase
  • IDH1 protein, human