BAL27862

BAL27862 is a a novel synthetic potent inhibitor of tubulin polymerization that induces cancer cell death. BAL27862 is a novel microtubule-destabilizing drug that is currently undergoing phase I clinical evaluation as the prodrug BAL101553. BAL27862 elicits a unique microtubule (MT) phenotype, distinct from paclitaxel, vinblastine and colchicine, has broad in vitro anti-proliferative activity against a diverse range of human tumor lines (low nM IC50s) and induces significant antitumor responses in a range