Inventors:
Jeffrey A. Toretsky - Silverspring MD, US
Aykut Uren - Rockville MD, US
Milton Lang Brown - Brookville MD, US
Yali Kong - Centreville VA, US
International Classification:
A61K 38/10, A61K 38/08, A61K 38/06, A61K 38/05, A61K 31/4439, A61K 31/404, C07K 7/08, C07K 7/06, C07K 5/10, C07D 401/06, C07D 209/32, A61P 35/00
US Classification:
514 14, 514 15, 514 18, 514 19, 514339, 514418, 530327, 530328, 530331, 5462777, 548485
Abstract:
Peptides and compounds are provided that function as EWS-FLI1 protein inhibitors. The peptides and compounds have utility in the treatment of Ewing's sarcoma family of tumors. Also provided are methods of preparing the compounds and assays for identifying inhibitors of EWS-FLI1 protein.