• Future oncology · Oct 2012

    Custirsen (OGX-011): a second-generation antisense inhibitor of clusterin in development for the treatment of prostate cancer.

    • Robert Zielinski and Kim N Chi.
    • Bristish Columbia Cancer Agency, 600 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4E6, Canada.
    • Future Oncol. 2012 Oct 1; 8 (10): 1239-51.

    AbstractClusterin is a stress-induced cytoprotective chaperone that confers broad-spectrum treatment resistance and is overexpressed across a number of cancers. custirsen (OGX-011) is a promising novel second-generation antisense inhibitor of clusterin in clinical development. This article describes the mechanism of action and safety profile of OGX-011 and details the Phase I and II results in human solid organ malignancies. Two Phase III registration trials are currently under recruitment evaluating OGX-011 in combination with chemotherapy in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. These studies not only have the potential to significantly alter the standard of care in prostate cancer, but would also endorse a new class of targets and targeted therapy approach for cancer.

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