Inventors:
Constantinos Koumenis - Philadelphia PA, US
Brian E. Lally - Miami FL, US
Steven Kridel - Clemmons NC, US
Gary D. Kao - Wynnewood PA, US
Adeboye Adejare - Mantua NJ, US
Assignee:
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia PA
Wake Forest University Health Sciences - Winston-Salem NC
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia - Philadelphia PA
International Classification:
A61K 31/10, C07C 315/00, C40B 30/06
Abstract:
The present invention comprises compounds, compositions and methods of use for sensitizing cancer cells, tumors, neoplasms, and malignancies to the effects of ionizing radiation used in the treatment of cancer. The invention further comprises a method of identifying novel radiosensitizing compounds.