Title:A Concise Review of Synthetic Strategy, Mechanism of Action, and SAR Studies of Phthalazine Derivatives as Anticancer Agent
Volume: 21
Issue: 14
Author(s): Girish Chandra Arya*, Rajiv Sharma and Shefali Mehla
Affiliation:
- University Institute of Pharma Sciences UIPS, Chandigarh University, NH-95 Ludhiana Mohali Road, 140413, Punjab,
India
Keywords:
Colon cancer, synthetic strategies, structure-activity relationship, mechanism of action, signalling pathways, phthalazine.
Abstract:
Background: Colorectal cancer is the third foremost cause of death in women and men.
Globally, about 1.94 million colon cancer cases were diagnosed and around 0.93 million patients
died in the previous year.
Introduction: Several drugs have been permitted by the Food And Drug Administration (FDA) for
the treatment of colorectal cancer. The main difficulties of current drugs are the expansion of resistance
issues, target selectivity issues and toxicity issues. The existing therapies, such as surgery
and hormonal therapy, are in use but exhibit numerous adverse effects, such as pharmacokinetic
issues and pharmacodynamic issues. Hence, hereby is a crucial requirement of novel moieties that
are peaceable and efficient in the handling of colorectal cancer.
Methods: Phthalazine derivatives have expanded admiration over a few years due to their efficient
anticancer significance. These Phthalazine derivatives exhibit anticancer activity by targeting various
mechanisms such as apoptosis induction, tubulin polymerization inhibition, EGFR inhibition, and
aurora kinase inhibition.
Results: In this study, we have focused on the Structural Activity relationship, numerous synthetic
strategies and mechanism of action of phthalazine derivatives for potential treatment of cancer.
Conclusion: Among some of phthalazine derivative compounds not only induced antiproliferative
activity even also improve bioavailability and reduce side effects, like 4-(phthalazine-1-yl) aniline
with (IC50 = 0.22 ± 0.11 μM), and 4-phthalazin-1-yl-amino) benzonitrile (IC50 = 1.20 μM), 4-((5-
methyl-pyrazole-3-yl) amino)-2-phenylphthalazin-1-one (IC50 = 0.031 μM) and 4-((5-methyl-pyrazole-
3-yl) amino)-2-(p-tolyl)phthalazin-1-one (IC50 = 0.065 μM). Therefore, this study would be the inspiration
for the betterment of human health.