Background:

Litronesib is a selective Eg5 inhibitor, with antitumor activity.

Litronesib (LY2523355) is a selective Eg5 inhibitor. Litronesib (25 nM) induces cancer cells to death during mitotic arrest, and this needs sustained activation of spindle-assembly checkpoint (SAC)[1].

Litronesib (LY2523355; 1.1, 3.3, 10, and 30 mg/kg, i.v.) shows antitumor activity in a dose-dependently, and causes a dramatic increase in cancer cells immuno-positive for histone H3 phosphorylation in Colo205 xenograft tumors[1].

[1]. Ye XS, et al. A Novel Eg5 Inhibitor (LY2523355) Causes Mitotic Arrest and Apoptosis in Cancer Cells and Shows Potent Antitumor Activity in Xenograft Tumor Models. Mol Cancer Ther. 2015 Nov;14(11):2463-72.