Background:

17-AAG is a potent inhibitor of HSP90 with IC50 value of 6 nM in BT474 cells [1].

17-AAG is a synthetic analogue developed from geldanamycin which was found to have significant hepatic toxicity. 17-AAG has an improved toxicity profile and has no hepatic toxicity. 17-AAG can bind to HSP90 and destabilize the client proteins such as HER2, Raf-1, p53 and MAPK signaling. In Multiple myeloma (MM) cells, 17-AAG treatment inhibited cell proliferation and survival. The combination treatment of 17-AAG and bortezomib induced apoptosis in primary MM cells resistant to doxorubicin and bortezomib. The combination of 17-AAG and trastuzumab reduced the expression of ErbB2 in breast cancer cells overexpressing ErbB2. 17-AAG also showed efficacy in thyroid cancer cells and Hodgkin lymphoma cells. Besides that, 17-AAG was found to increased apoptosis in human melanoma xenografts. 17-AAG is now in phase II clinical studies [2].

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