Treatment of Ocular Cancers with p53 Activators (SJ-06-0004 016)





Technology Name
(St. Jude Reference #)
Treatment of Ocular Cancers with p53 Activators
(SJ-06-0004 016)
Description Treatment of ocular cancers, such as retinoblastoma, using activators of the p53 pathway is provided. Compounds which inhibit the effect of MDM2 and MDMX on p53, such as nutlin-3, are identified as useful for activating p53 and treating ocular cancers.
Keywords MDMX, MDM2, p53, retinoblastoma, nutlin
Granted Patents or Published Applications Pending U.S. Patent Appln.published Dec. 3, 2009 as Pub. No. 2009/0298785
Related Scientific References Laurie, N.A. et al., “Targeting MDM2 and MDMX in retinoblastoma”, Curr. Cancer Drug Targets 7(7): 689-695 (2007); Marine, J.C. et al., “MDMX: from bench to bedside”, J. Cell Science 120(Pt3): 371-378 (2007); Laurie, N.A. et al., “Inactivation of the p53 pathway in retinoblastoma”, Nature 444(7115): 61-66 (2006).
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Last update: September 2010