Company(ies): AEterna Zentaris, Keryx Biopharmaceuticals
Principal Therapy Area: Cancer
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Perifosine is an alkylphospholipid compound that acts as a signal transduction inhibitor. The drug has a structure that is very similar to membrane phospholipids, therefore it is able to modify membrane-related signalling events. The signalling pathways that perifosine modulates include the Akt, MAPK and JNK pathways, which are associated with cell proliferation and apoptosis. As perifosine primarily interferes with proliferating cells, cancer cells are more sensitive to the action of perifosine. In addition, having an effect on the SAPK/JNK pathway, perifosine has the potential to enhance radiation-induced apoptosis.
Drugs that exert their effect on the Akt protein are of particular interest, since there is a high level of the activated form of this protein in tumours that are resistant to other forms of cancer therapy. Inhibiting the Akt protein could potentially overcome this resistance.
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