Selumetinib (Koselugo)
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Mechanism of action
Inhibits the enzyme MAPK kinase (MEK), specifically the MEK1 and MEK2 subtypes of the enzyme.
Preliminary data
Ovarian cancer
- Farley J, Brady WE, Vathipadiekal V, Lankes HA, Coleman R, Morgan MA, Mannel R, Yamada SD, Mutch D, Rodgers WH, Birrer M, Gershenson DM. Selumetinib in women with recurrent low-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary or peritoneum: an open-label, single-arm, phase 2 study. Lancet Oncol. 2013 Feb;14(2):134-40. Epub 2012 Dec 21. link to original article PubMed
Thyroid cancer
- Ho AL, Grewal RK, Leboeuf R, Sherman EJ, Pfister DG, Deandreis D, Pentlow KS, Zanzonico PB, Haque S, Gavane S, Ghossein RA, Ricarte-Filho JC, Domínguez JM, Shen R, Tuttle RM, Larson SM, Fagin JA. Selumetinib-enhanced radioiodine uptake in advanced thyroid cancer. N Engl J Med. 2013 Feb 14;368(7):623-32. link to original article PubMed