Overview

NCI Definition [1]:
An orally available third generation thiosemicarbazone and activator of mutant forms of the p53 protein, with potential antineoplastic activity. Upon oral administration, mutant p53 activator COTI-2 targets and binds to the misfolded mutant forms of the p53 protein, which induces a conformational change that normalizes p53 and restores its activity. This induces apoptosis in tumor cells in which the p53 protein is mutated. In addition, COTI-2 inhibits the activation of Akt2 and prevents the activation of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway, thereby inducing apoptosis in cancer cells in which this pathway is overexpressed. p53, a tumor suppressor protein, plays a key role in controlling cellular proliferation and survival. High levels of mutant p53 are seen in many cancers and are associated with uncontrolled cellular growth.

Coti-2 has been investigated in 1 clinical trial, of which 1 is open and 0 are closed. Of the trial investigating coti-2, 1 is phase 1 (1 open).

CDKN2A Overexpression and HPV Positive are the most frequent biomarker inclusion criteria for coti-2 clinical trials.

Cervical carcinoma, colorectal carcinoma, and endometrial carcinoma are the most common diseases being investigated in coti-2 clinical trials [2].

Top Biomarker Inclusion Criteria for Open Clinical Trials Investigating Coti-2
This graph displays the 20 most frequently occurring biomarkers curated on clinical trials investigating coti-2 and the cancer types associated with these biomarkers. These numbers are derived from a set of 5,956 clinical trials for which biomarker status defines treatment.

Drug Details

Synonyms [2]:
coti2, mutant p53 activator coti-2, coti-2, mutant p53 activator coti-2
Drug Target(s) [2]:
TP53
NCIT ID [1]:
C121951

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/. [2018-07-30] [2018-08-02].

2. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.