US Patent:
20110306662, Dec 15, 2011
Inventors:
Nadia Dahmane - Philadelphia PA, US
Jeffrey D. Winkler - Wynnewood PA, US
Assignee:
The Wistar Institute and The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia PA
International Classification:
A61K 31/343
C12N 5/09
A61P 35/04
C07D 307/94
A61P 35/00
Abstract:
The present invention relates to steroid-derived cyclopamine analogs and methods for using the same for inhibiting sonic hedgehog signaling and preventing or treating cancer. A method for synthesizing the analogs of the present invention from a steroid is also provided.