Pharmaceutical compound
Gataparsen (development code LY2181308) is an antisense oligonucleotide that complementarily binds to survivin mRNA and inhibits its expression in tumor tissue.[1]
It being investigated for a number of different cancers.[2]
It is targeted at survivin which prevents cells dying.[3]
Clinical trials
It has completed a phase II trial for acute myeloid leukemia.[4]
A phase II trial for non-small cell lung cancer has started.[5]
A phase II trial for hormone-refractory prostate cancer will run until early 2012.[6]
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