AZD1152

AZT-1152 is a dihydrogen phosphate prodrug of a pyrazoloquinazoline aurora kinase inhibitor AZD1152-hydroxyquinazoline pyrazol anilide(HQPA) and is converted rapidly to the active AZD1152-HQPA in plasma. It has a role as a prodrug, an antineoplastic agent and an Aurora kinase inhibitor. It is a member of quinazolines, a monoalkyl phosphate, an anilide, a member of monofluorobenzenes, a member of pyrazoles, a secondary amino compound, a secondary carboxamide and a tertiary amino compound. It derives from an AZD-1152.|Barasertib has been used in trials studying the treatment of Tumors, Lymphoma, Solid Tumors, Solid Tumours, and Myeloid Leukemia, among others.|Barasertib is an orally bioavailable, small-molecule, dihydrogen phosphate prodrug of the pyrazoloquinazoline Aurora kinase inhibitor AZD1152-hydroxyquinazoline pyrazol anilide (AZD1152-HQPA) with potential antineoplastic activity. Upon administration and rapid conversion from the prodrug form in plasma, AZD1152-HQPA specifically binds to and inhibits Aurora kinase B, which results in the disruption of spindle checkpoint functions and chromosome alignment and, so, the disruption of chromosome segregation and cytokinesis. Consequently, cell division and cell proliferation are inhibited and apoptosis is induced in Aurora kinase B-overexpressing tumor cells. Aurora kinase B, a serine/threonine protein kinase that functions in the attachment of the mitotic spindle to the centromere, is overexpressed in a wide variety of cancer cell types.

Barasertib. is a selective inhibitor of Aurora B kinase, which inhibits human tumor xenograft growth by inducing apoptosis.