SWN41522

SWN41522, also known as DUPA and FN11, is a potent Urea-​Based Inhibitor of Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II (NAALADase). In vivo antitumor tests using U-​87 glioblastoma xenograft showed that FN11 reduced tumor vol. to a value of ∼0.4-​0.6 (at 10 or 100 μM) after 4 days treatment, and ∼ 1.0 (at both dosages) after 7 days treatment. The antiangiogenesis activity of FN11 was examd. with similarly grown tumors, and revealed a preponderance of avascular and low vascular areas in tumors treated with FN11 at 100 μM. It was first reported in patent WO 2000064911 and Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (2001), 44(3), 298-301.