Colorectal Cancer
The Need
The Canadian Cancer Society and The American Cancer Society estimates that there are approximately 173,700 new cases of colorectal cancer each year in North America and that there are 60,180 deaths as a result of colorectal cancer. Overall, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in North America. Only lung cancer takes more lives.
Our Solution
A library of 10 low toxicity small molecules which are highly effective (GI50 < 100 nmol/l) in silico against human colorectal cancer cells (i.e. COLO205, HT29 and KM-12) has been discovered and undergone final optimization.
COTI's selected targets:
- Thymidylate Synthase/Tetrahydrofolate Reductase
- Cyclin Dependent Kinase
- Microtubules