Small molecules against cancer
Compounds capable of, or usable in, killing cancer cells, and/or modulating a biological activity of a chemokine, and/or inhibiting a kinase, and/or treating diseases and disorders associated with a biological activity of a chemokine and/or cell migration, and/or treating disease and disorders such as cancer and inflammatory diseases and disorders, are provided herein. The compounds are listed in Tables 2, 4 and 5, and/or are represented by Formulae I, IV, V and VI, as defined in the specification. Methods utilizing these compounds are also provided.
1. A method of treating cancer in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject a compound having the formula:
thereby treating the cancer, wherein said cancer is selected from the group consisting of a leukemia, a lymphoma and a lung cancer.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising administering to the subject an additional anti-cancer agent.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein treating said cancer is by increasing a level of hematopietic stem cells in peripheral blood of the subject, the method further comprising obtaining hematopietic stem cells from peripheral blood of the subject, administering a cytotoxic therapy to the subject, and transplanting said stem cells back into the subject subsequent to said cytotoxic therapy.