METHOD AND ANTISENSE COMPOUND FOR POTENTIATING ANTI-CANCER AGENTS

摘要

A method and compound for enhancing the lethality of an anti-cancer therapy, such as radiation, chemotherapy, or TRAIL protein, are disclosed. The compound is composed of morpholino subunits joined by phosphorodiamidate linkages, and has a targeting sequence that is complementary to an AUG start, IRES, or splice-donor region of the transcript for human X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP). The method includes exposing cancer cells to the compound.