PTC299

PTC299 is an orally active inhibitor of VEGFA mRNA translation that selectively inhibits VEGF protein synthesis at the post-transcriptional level. PTC299 is also a potent inhibitor of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH). PTC299 shows good oral bioavailability and lack of off-target kinase inhibition and myelosuppression. PTC299 can be useful for the research of hematologic malignancies[1][2].

[1]Cao L, et al. Targeting of Hematologic Malignancies with PTC299, A Novel Potent Inhibitor of DihydroorotateDehydrogenase with Favorable Pharmaceutical Properties. Mol Cancer Ther. 2019 Jan;18(1):3-16.|[2]Bender Ignacio RA, et al. Brief Report: A Phase 1b/Pharmacokinetic Trial of PTC299, a Novel PostTranscriptional VEGF Inhibitor, for AIDS-Related Kaposi's Sarcoma: AIDS Malignancy Consortium Trial 059. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 May 1;72(1):52-7.|[3]Zeng Z, et al, Targeting dihydroorotate dehydrogenase in acute myeloid leukemia. Haematologica. 2018 Sep;103(9):1415-1417.|[4]Packer RJ, et al. Phase I and pharmacokinetic trial of PTC299 in pediatric patients with refractory or recurrent central nervous system tumors: a PBTC study. J Neurooncol. 2015;121(1):217-224.