p53 Inhibitors and therapeutic use of the same
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV OF ILLINOIS
- Publication Date
- 2005-10-06
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
Smart Images

Figure 1 
Figure 2 
Figure 3
Abstract
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of provisional application Ser. No. 60 / 117,881, filed Jan. 29, 1999.FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to temporary p53 inhibitors and their use in therapy, for example, in cancer treatment, in modifying tissue response to a stress, and in modifying cell aging. More particularly, the present invention relates to compounds having the ability to effectively and temporarily inhibit p53 activity, and that can be used therapeutically, alone or in conjunction with a therapy, like chemotherapy or radiation therapy during cancer treatment, to treat a disease or condition where temporary inhibition of p53 activity provides a benefit. Examples of compounds that temporarily inhibit p53 activity and can be used therapeutically have the following general structural formulae (I) through (IV):
[0003] and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and hydrates thereof. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [00...