Ganetespib (STA-9090)
General information
Class/mechanism: Small molecule inhibitor of Hsp90 (heat shock protein 90). Hsp90 is a molecular chaperone that stabilizes various cellular proteins, such as growth factor receptors and molecules involved in signal transduction. Hsp90 is overexpressed in cancer cells and may help to stabilize less stable proteins produced by DNA mutations. By inhibiting Hsp90, ganetespib is hypothesized to accelerate degradation of growth factors and increase the sensitivity of cancer cells to environmental stress, leading to apoptosis of tumor cells.[1][2]
Route: IV
Extravasation: no information
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Patient drug information
No information available.
Also known as
- Code name: STA-9090
References
- ↑ Synta Pharmaceuticals' Ganetespib site
- ↑ Proia DA, Foley KP, Korbut T, Sang J, Smith D, Bates RC, Liu Y, Rosenberg AF, Zhou D, Koya K, Barsoum J, Blackman RK. Multifaceted intervention by the Hsp90 inhibitor ganetespib (STA-9090) in cancer cells with activated JAK/STAT signaling. PLoS One. 2011 Apr 14;6(4):e18552. link to original article PubMed