Combination therapy for the treatment of uveal melanoma

Paul J Hergenrother (Inventor), Matthew Wesley Boudreau (Inventor)

Research output: Patent

Abstract

Synergistic drug combinations with the small molecule PAC-1 against uveal or cutaneous melanoma. There are no current targeted drug treatments for the mutations associated with uveal melanoma. Despite primary radiation or surgical therapy, up to 50' of patients eventually develop metastatic disease, for which there is no standard therapy nor treatment shown to improve overall survival. Drug combinations with PAC-1 allow the use of lower dosages of this compound that result in cancer cell death in uveal melanoma. Drug combinations of PAC-1 with the kinase inhibitor entrectinib have shown a synergistic effect against uveal melanoma cell lines. Specifically, PAC-1 and entrectinib are synergistic against wild-type and mutant uveal melanoma cell lines (e.g., GNAQ and GNA11).
Original languageEnglish (US)
U.S. patent number12090153
Filing date10/3/19
StatePublished - Sep 17 2024

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