An acridone derivative represented by the following formula (I) and a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof are effective in preventing and curing diseases which are associable with histamine, leucotriene, etc. and in preventing and curing allergic diseases such as asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, urticaria, valerian fever, digestive tract allergy, or food allergy.
wherein R1 - R8 severally represent a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, etc. and n represents an integer of 1 - 6.
[EN] ACRIDINONE COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING HEAD AND NECK CANCERS AND METHODS OF PROGNOSING HEAD AND NECK CANCERS<br/>[FR] COMPOSITIONS D'ACRIDINONE PERMETTANT DE TRAITER LES CANCERS DE LA TÊTE ET DU COU ET MÉTHODES DE PRONOSTIC DES CANCERS DE LA TÊTE ET DU COU
申请人:RALHAN RANJU
公开号:WO2016179702A1
公开(公告)日:2016-11-17
The invention relates to compositions useful in the treatment of a head and neck cancer, the composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an acridinone compound having the formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: - R1 and R2, which may be the same or different, are hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, -OR5, -OCOR6, or CF3, wherein R5 is hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, and R6 is substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl; - R3 is amino, alkylamino, -R7-NH2 or -R8-OH, wherein R7 and R8 are substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl; and - and R4 is H or substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient, or vehicle. The composition optionally includes at least one chemotherapeutic agent, such as a platinum anti-cancer drug. Also provided is a method of prognosing a head and neck cancer, in particular oral squamous cell carcinoma, in a subject, the method comprising measuring the expression levels of the biomarkers PLK-1 and/or Syk.