Halofuginone is a low molecular weight quinazolinone alkaloid, and a potent inhibitor of collagen alpha1(I) and matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2) gene expression. Halofuginone also effectively suppresses tumor progression and metastasis in mice. Collgard Biopharmaceuticals is developing halofuginone for the treatment of scleroderma and received orphan drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in March, 2000.
For the treatment of scleroderma, cancer, and restenosis.
Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States
University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, United States
Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States
AIDS - Associated Malignancies Clinical Trials Consortium, Rockville, Maryland, United States
U.Z. Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Daniel Den Hoed Cancer Center at Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
University Hospital - Rotterdam Dijkzigt, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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