Use of (2E,4E,6E,10E)-3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2,4,6,10,14-hexadecapentaenoic acid for the treatment of leukaemia
申请人:Eisai Co., Ltd.
公开号:EP0614662A1
公开(公告)日:1994-09-14
To provide a remedy or ameliorant, based on the effect of inducing cell differentiation, for diseases such as hematopoietic organ tumors and solid tumors for which no clinically highly useful drug has been known hitherto. The fundamental idea of the conventional pharmacotherapy for cancer resides in completely exterminating tumor cells having an unusually high capability of multiplication. However these treatments also had toxicities against normal cells and thus grave side effects were unavoidable. Further, only limited therapeutic effects could be achieved. On the other hand, although all-transretinoic acid had a remarkable effect on acute promyelocytic leukemia, there was reported that this compound also had grave side effects. Further, there was another problem that the diseases tended to recur after it was healed. In contrast, (2E,4E,6E,10E)-3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2,4,6,10,14-hexadecapentaenoic acid has an unexpected effect of inducing cell differentiation and a high safety. Being different in structure from all-trans-retinoic acid, this compound has a high possibility of preventing the recurrence of the disease. Therefore, it is expected as a clinically useful remedy or ameliorant for hematopoietic organ tumors, in particular, acute promyelocytic leukemia and myeloid dysplasia syndrome.
提供一种基于诱导细胞分化效应的疗法或改善剂,用于治疗造血器官肿瘤和实体瘤等疾病,迄今为止,尚未发现任何临床上非常有用的药物。传统的癌症药物疗法的基本理念是彻底消灭具有超常繁殖能力的肿瘤细胞。然而,这些疗法对正常细胞也有毒性,因此不可避免地会产生严重的副作用。此外,只能取得有限的治疗效果。另一方面,虽然全反式维甲酸对急性早幼粒细胞白血病有显著疗效,但据报道这种化合物也有严重的副作用。此外,还有一个问题是,疾病在治愈后往往会复发。相比之下,(2E,4E,6E,10E)-3,7,11,15-四甲基-2,4,6,10,14-十六碳五烯酸在诱导细胞分化方面具有意想不到的效果,而且安全性很高。由于其结构与全反式维甲酸不同,这种化合物极有可能防止疾病复发。因此,它有望成为造血器官肿瘤,特别是急性早幼粒细胞白血病和骨髓增生异常综合征的临床有效治疗剂或改善剂。