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   BBI-608

Description of BBI608:  BBI608 is an orally available cancer cell stemness inhibitor with potential antineoplastic activity. Even though the exact target has yet to be fully elucidated, BBI608 appears to target and inhibit multiple pathways involved in cancer cell stemness. This may ultimately inhibit cancer stemness cell (CSC) growth as well as heterogeneous cancer cell growth. CSCs, self-replicating cells that are able to differentiate into heterogeneous cancer cells, appear to be responsible for the malignant growth, recurrence and resistance to conventional chemotherapies. BBI608 is currently being developed by Boston Biomedical, Inc. According to Boston Biomedical, Inc.'s website, BBI is also partnership with Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Lt.  Check for active clinical trials or closed clinical trials using this agent. (NCI Thesaurus)

Current developer:   Boston Biomedical, Inc.

Cancer stem cells (CSCs), being refractory to current cancer therapies, represent an emerging approach for designing the next generation of oncology therapeutics. CSCs are considered to be fundamentally responsible for malignant growth, metastasis, and recurrence. These cells are a subpopulation of cancer cells that have self-renewal ability and can differentiate into the heterogeneous cancer cells that comprise the bulk of the tumor mass. CSCs have been isolated from almost every major type of cancer, and have been found to be intrinsically resistant to current cancer therapies. Targeting CSCs, therefore, holds great promise for fundamentally advancing cancer treatment.  BBI608, through its undisclosed molecular target, simultaneously inhibits multiple key cancer cell stemness pathways. BBI608 targets highly malignant CSCs as well as heterogeneous cancer cells. In clinical trials to date, BBI608 has shown excellent safety, favorable pharmacokinetics, and encouraging signs of anticancer activity against a broad range of tumor types. BBI608 is currently in phase I extension in colorectal cancer and phase Ib/II trials for combination therapy with paclitaxel for selected solid tumor types. (source: http://www.ds-pharma.com/news/2011/20110407.html).