The United States of America, As Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services

The United States of America As Represented by the Department of Health

University of Illinois

Other

Richard W Fuller

Kirk R Gustafson

James Brislin McMahon

Michael R Boyd

John H Cardellina, Ii

Yoel Kashman

Gordon M Cragg

Doel Soejarto

Michael C Dean

Susan Elaine Bates

Curtis J Henrich

Heidi R Bokesch

Robert W Robey

Suneet Shukla

Suresh V Ambudkar

Laura K Cartner

Kentaro Takada

Jon C Clardy

Kenneth M Snader

Disclosed are methods of enhancing the chemotherapeutic treatment of tumor cells, reducing resistance of a cancer cell to a chemotherapeutic agent, a method of inhibiting ABCG2, Pgp, or MRP1 in a mammal afflicted with cancer, and a method of increasing the bioavailability of an ABCG2 substrate drug in a mammal. The methods comprise administering effective amounts of certain compounds to the mammal, for example, a compound of the formula (I): wherein R, R, R, X, X, X, a, and b are as described herein. Uses of these compounds in the preparation of a medicament are also disclosed. Also disclosed are compounds of formula (II), pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and uses thereof.

Method of inhibiting ABCG2 and other treatment methods

Disclosed are methods of enhancing the chemotherapeutic treatment of tumor cells, reducing resistance of a cancer cell to a chemotherapeutic agent, a method of inhibiting ABCG2, Pgp, or MRP1 in a mammal afflicted with cancer, and a method of increasing the bioavailability of an ABCG2 substrate drug in a mammal. The methods comprise administering effective amounts of certain compounds to the mammal, for example, a compound of the formula (I): Formula (I), wherein R, R, R, X, X, X, a, and b are as described herein. Uses of these compounds in the preparation of a medicament are also disclosed. Also disclosed are compounds of formula (II), pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and uses thereof. 

Botryllamides and method of inhibiting PGP in a mammal afflicted with cancer

The present invention provides novel antiviral compounds, refered to as calanolides, related compounds, and their derivatives, which may be isolated from plants, or derived from compounds from plants, of the genus Calophyllum in accordance with the present inventive method. The compounds and their derivatives may be used alone or in combination with other antiviral agents in compositions, such as pharmaceutical compositions, to inhibit the growth or replication of a virus, such as a retrovirus, in particular a human immunodeficiency virus, specifically HIV-1 or HIV-2.

Calanolide and related antiviral compounds, compositions, and uses thereof

Calanolide and related antiviral compounds, compositions, and uses

Calanolide and related antiretroviral compounds, compositions, and uses

The present invention relates to a new antitumor compound, a method for isolating same from a red alga, antitumor compositions containing same and methods of using same for treating patients with cancer. The compound of the present invention is 6(R)-bromo-3(S)-bromomethyl-7-methyl-2,3,7-trichloro-1-octene.

Antitumor compound, compositions and method of use

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Richard W Fuller