N -Arylsulfonylsubstituted- 1H indole derivatives as small molecule dual inhibitors of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and tubulin
Signaltransducer and activator of transcription (STAT3) is a proposed therapeutic target for the development of anti-cancer agents. In this report, a series of N-arylsulfonylsubstituted-1H indole derivatives were designed and synthesized as STAT3inhibitors, their anti-proliferative activities were evaluated against a number of tumor cells, some potent compounds exhibited IC50 values less than 10 μM