Indole-containing and combretastatin-related anti-mitotic and anti-tubulin polymerization agents

摘要

Trimethoxyphenyl substituted indole ligands have been discovered which demonstrate impressive cytotoxicity as well as a remarkable ability to inhibit tubulin polymerization. Such compounds as well as related derivatives are excellent clinical candidates for the treatment of cancer in humans. In addition, certain of these ligands, as pro-drugs, may well prove to be tumor selective vascular targeting and destruction chemotherapeutic agents or to have anti-angiogenesis activity resulting in the selective prevention and/or destruction of tumor cell vasculature.