Date: 2012-02-08
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Product name: NRP-1 small molecule antagonists
Compound: NRP-1 small molecule antagonists
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Action mechanism: Ark has developed the first drug-like small molecule antagonists of VEGF binding to NRP-1 which, in pre-clinical in vivo studies, show inhibition of both tumour growth and the development of the tumour blood supply (anti-angiogenic) as well as directly impairing tumour cell growth and migration.
Company: Ark Therapeutics (UK)
Disease: cancers
Latest news: * On February 8, 2012, Ark Therapeutics announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a Notice of Allowance in respect of a patent covering the structures of candidate compounds in Ark\'s Neuropilin-1 receptor (\"NRP-1\") small molecule antagonist programme. Formal grant of this patent is expected in two months.
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