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obatoclax mesylate The mesylate salt of obatoclax, a synthetic small-molecule inhibitor of the bcl-2 family of proteins with potential pro-apoptotic and antineoplastic activities. Obatoclax binds to members of the Bcl-2 protein family, preventing the binding of these anti-apoptotic proteins to the pro-apoptotic proteins Bax and Bak and so promoting the activation of the apoptotic pathway in Bcl-2-overexpressing cells. The Bcl-2 family of proteins (bcl-2, bcl-xl, bcl-w, and Mcl-1) are overexpressed in a wide variety of cancers, including those of the lymphatic system, breast, lung, prostate, and colon. Check for active clinical trials or closed clinical trials using this agent. (NCI Thesaurus)
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Code name: | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090114225334im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif) | GX15-070MS | | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090114225334im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif) | Chemical structure names: | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090114225334im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif) | - 1H-indole, 2-[2-[(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methylene]-3-methoxy-2H-pyrrol-5-yl, monomethanesulfonate
- 2-[2-[(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methylidene]-3-methoxy-2H-pyrrol-5-yl]-1H-indole monomethanesulfonate
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