HJC0152 is an orally bioavailable inhibitor of STAT3 (32 and 62% inhibition at 10 and 20 ?M, respectively, in MDA-MB-231 cells in a luciferase reporter assay).1 It reduces total STAT3 and phosphorylated STAT3 levels in MDA-MB-231 cells and inhibits nuclear translocation of phosphorylated STAT3. HJC0152 inhibits proliferation of MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 breast cancer and AsPC-1 and PANC-1 pancreatic cancer cells (IC50s = 0.91, 1.64, 1.9, and 1.08 ?M, respectively). It also halts the cell cycle at the G0/G1 phase, induces apoptosis, and suppresses cell proliferation in human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells.2 HJC0152 (7.5 mg/kg, i.p. or 25 mg/kg, p.o.) inhibits tumor growth in an MDA-MB-231 breast cancer mouse xenograft model and in an orthotopic mouse model of squamous cell carcinoma.1,2
1.Chen, H., Yang, Z., Ding, C., et al.Discovery of O-alkylamino tethered niclosamide derivatives as potent and orally bioavailable anticancer agentsACS Med. Chem. Lett.4(2)180-185(2013) 2.Wang, Y., Wang, S., Wu, Y., et al.Suppression of the growth and invasion of human head and neck squamous cell carcinomas via regulating STAT3 signaling and the miR-21/β-catenin axis with HJC0152Mol. Cancer Ther.16(4)578-590(2017)
















