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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Swami U
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4557013 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Halichondrin B is a complex, natural, polyether macrolide derived from marine sponges. Eribulin is a structurally-simplified, synthetic, macrocyclic ketone analogue of Halichondrin B. Eribulin was approved by United States Food and Drug Administration in 2010 as a third-line therapy for metastatic breast cancer patients who have previously been treated with an anthracycline and a taxane. It has a unique microtubule dynamics inhibitory action. Phase III studies have either been completed or are c ...[more]