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Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids
; 24(10-12): 1817-30, 2005.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16438050
RESUMEN
Forodesine HCl is a potent inhibitor of the enzyme purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) and is currently in clinical trials for the treatment of leukemia and lymphoma. Animal models indicated that forodesine HCl would have low oral bioavailability in humans and it was initially developed as an intravenous formulation. We were interested in identifying analogs of forodesine HCl with improved oral bioavailability. The 2'-deoxy analog (BCX-3040) was synthesized and its pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties compared with forodesine HCl.