KP1019, A New Redox-Active Anticancer Agent - Preclinical Development and Results of a Clinical Phase I Study in Tumor Patients

Author(s)
Christian Hartinger, Michael Jakupec, Stefanie Zorbas-Seifried, Michael Größl, Alexander Egger, Walter Berger, Haralabos Zorbas, Paul J. Dyson, Bernhard Keppler
Abstract

The promising drug candidate indazolium trans-[tetrachlorobis(1H-indazole)ruthenate(III)]

(KP1019) is the second Ru-based anticancer agent to enter clinical trials. In this review, which is an

update of a paper from 2006 (Hartinger et al., J. Inorg. Biochem. 2006, 100, 891¿904), the experimental

evidencefortheproposedmodeofactionofthiscoordinationcompoundisdiscussed,includingtransport

into the cell via the transferrin cycle and activation by reduction. The results of the early clinical

development of KP1019 are summarized in which five out of six evaluated patients experienced disease

stabilization with no severe side effects.

Organisation(s)
Department of Inorganic Chemistry
External organisation(s)
Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie (Otto-Hahn-Institut), Medizinische Universität Wien, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Journal
Chemistry & Biodiversity
Volume
5
Pages
2140-2155
No. of pages
16
ISSN
1612-1872
Publication date
2008
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
104003 Inorganic chemistry, 104002 Analytical chemistry, 301114 Cell biology
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/b466ba1c-f2cd-4db2-9209-9cce5e2d442b