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JNJ-38877605

JNJ-38877605 is an orally bioavailable, small-molecule receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor with potential antineoplastic activity. c-Met inhibitor JNJ-38877605 selectively inhibits c-Met (mesenchymal-epithelial transition), a receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) involved in cancer cell survival and invasiveness, and tumor angiogenesis. c-Met is also known as hepatocyte growth factor receptor (HGFR). Check for active clinical trials or closed clinical trials using this agent. (NCI Thesaurus).

Current developer:  Johnson & Johnson

JNJ-38877605 is a small-molecule, ATP-competitive inhibitor of the catalytic activity of c-Met. JNJ-38877605 showed ~600-fold selectivity for c-Met compared with a panel of 250 diverse tyrosine and serine-threonine kinases and was found to potently inhibit HGF-stimulated and constitutively activated c-Met phosphorylation in vitro. (source: Clin Cancer Res April 1, 2009 15; 2207 ). 

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