Elesclomol is a novel, injectable, drug candidate that kills cancer cells by elevating oxidative stress levels beyond a breaking point, triggering programmed cell death. In preclinical models elesclomol showed potent killing of a broad range of cancer cell types at high doses, and an ability to strongly enhance the efficacy of certain chemotherapy agents, with minimal additional toxicity, at moderate doses. It is being developed by Synta Pharmaceuticals.
Investigated for use/treatment in melanoma.
Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Avera Cancer Institute, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Regional Cancer Center at Indian Path Community Hospital, Kingsport, Tennessee, United States
Wellmont Holston Valley Hospital and Medical Center, Kingsport, Tennessee, United States
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Maryland, United States
University of Texas Health Science Center, Cancer Therapy & Research Center, Institute for Drug Development, San Antonio, Texas, United States
University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Maryland, United States
Pacific Coast Hematology/Oncology Medical Group, Fountain Valley, California, United States
University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
The Ohio State University., Columbus, Ohio, United States
Cancer Pavilion, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
University of California San Diego Moores UCSD Cancer Center, La Jolla, California, United States
UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States
Palm Beach Cancer Institute, West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cancer Institute Medical Group, Santa Monica, California, United States
Oncology Hematology Consultants, Sarasota, Florida, United States
Overton Brooks, VAMC, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Genesis Cancer Center, Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
Piedmont Oncology Specialists, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
James Graham Brown Cancer Center - University Of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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