STA-9584

STA-9584 is a potent vascular disrupting agent, which exhibits potent antitumor activity by selectively targeting microvasculature at both the center and periphery of tumors. In vitro, 2-methoxy-5- (5- (3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl) isoxazol-4-yl) aniline (STA-9122) (active metabolite of STA-9584) displayed increased potency relative to other tubulin-binding agents and was highly cytotoxic to tumor cells. STA-9584 induced significant tumor regressions in prostate and breast xenograft models in vivo and, in an aggressive syngeneic model, demonstrated superior tumor growth inhibition and a positive therapeutic index relative to combretastatin A-4 phosphate (CA4P) .