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1. A method for repressing metastasis of a cancer, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a peptide epoxyketone proteasome inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the proteasome inhibitor has a structure of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereofwherein
R1, R2, and R3 are each independently selected from C1-6alkyl, C1-6hydroxyalkyl, C1-6alkoxyalkyl, aryl, and C1-6aralkyl, any of which is optionally substituted; R4 is N(R5)L-Z—R6; R5 is selected from hydrogen, OH, C1-6aralkyl-Y—, and C1-6alkyl-Y—; R6 is selected from hydrogen, OR7, C1-6alkenyl, Ar—Y—, carbocyclyl, and heterocyclyl; R7 and R8 are independently selected from hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, and C1-6aralkyl; each Ar is independently an aromatic or heteroaromatic group optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents; L is selected from C═O, C═S, and SO2; X is selected from O, S, NH, and N—C1-6alkyl; Y is absent or is selected from C═O and SO2; and Z is absent or is C1-6alkyl. |