Prodrugs of riluzole and their method of use

Pharmaceutical compositions of the invention include substituted riluzole prodrugs useful for the treatment of cancers including melanoma, breast cancer, brain cancer, and prostate cancer through the release of riluzole. Prodrugs of riluzole have enhanced stability to hepatic metabolism and are deli...

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Hauptverfasser: Blass, Benjamin E, Reitz, Allen B, Velvadapu, Venkata N, Chen, Suzie, Wrobel, Jay Edward, Smith, Garry Robert, Pelletier, Jeffery Claude, Vera, Matthew D, Mcdonnell, Mark
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Zusammenfassung:Pharmaceutical compositions of the invention include substituted riluzole prodrugs useful for the treatment of cancers including melanoma, breast cancer, brain cancer, and prostate cancer through the release of riluzole. Prodrugs of riluzole have enhanced stability to hepatic metabolism and are delivered into systemic circulation by oral administration, and then cleaved to release riluzole in the plasma via either an enzymatic or general biophysical release process.