A discovery underlying this invention is the concordance between particular cellular signaling mechanisms and cancer cell growth and metastasis. It has now been discovered that certain compounds inhibit the signal transduction required for the maintenance and driving of the malignant process. These compounds are also effective for the in vivo treatment of solid tumors and related disease states. This invention provides a method for the use of these compounds to inhibit the invasion and metastasis of malignant solid tumors in mammals. This invention further provides a method for using related compounds to treat diseases involving aberrant signal transduction pathways. Some of the compounds used in the methods of the present invention are novel and constitute another aspect of this invention.
这项发明的基础是特定细胞信号机制和癌细胞生长和转移之间的一致性。现已发现某些化合物抑制了维持和推动恶性过程所需的
信号转导。这些化合物也对实体瘤及相关疾病状态的体内治疗有效。本发明提供了一种使用这些化合物来抑制哺乳动物恶性实体瘤侵袭和转移的方法。本发明还提供了一种使用相关化合物治疗涉及异常
信号转导途径的疾病的方法。本发明使用的一些化合物是新颖的,构成了本发明的另一个方面。