BRCA1-based breast or ovarian cancer treatment agents and methods of use
A pharmaceutical composition for use in treating, inhibiting, and/or preventing breast and/or ovarian cancer can include: a molecule having a structure of one of Compounds 1-38, pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or analog thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier containing the compound. The pharmaceutically acceptable carrier can be configured for oral, systemic, transdermal, intranasal, suppository, parenteral, intramuscular, intravenous, or subcutaneous administration. The compound can be present in the composition in a therapeutically effective amount for treating, inhibiting, and/or preventing breast and/or ovarian cancer. Also, the compound can be present in a therapeutically effective amount for enhancing production of BRCA1.
1. A pharmaceutical composition comprising Compound 17
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier containing the compound.
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is for oral, systemic, transdermal, intranasal, suppository, parenteral, intramuscular, intravenous, or subcutaneous administration.
3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the compound is present in a therapeutically effective amount.
4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the compound is present in a therapeutically effective amount for enhancing production of BRCA1.
5. A method of treating or inhibiting breast or ovarian cancer comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of Compound 17
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method inhibits the growth or propagation of breast or ovarian cancer cells.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein BRCA1 production is increased in the subject compared to BRCA1 production in the subject prior to being administered the compound.
8. A method of increasing BRCA1 production in breast or ovarian cancer cells comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of Compound 17
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the method inhibits the growth of the breast or ovarian cancer cells.