Custirsen

Custirsen, aliases including custirsen sodium, OGX-011, and CC-8490, is an investigational drug that was under clinical testing for the treatment of cancer. It is an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) targeting clusterin expression. In metastatic prostate cancer, custirsen showed no benefit in improving over all survival. Custirsen was developed through a collaboration of OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Isis. In 2009, OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd agreed to develop and commercialise Custirsen.

Custirsen

Custirsen, aliases including custirsen sodium, OGX-011, and CC-8490, is an investigational drug that was under clinical testing for the treatment of cancer. It is an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) targeting clusterin expression. In metastatic prostate cancer, custirsen showed no benefit in improving over all survival. Custirsen was developed through a collaboration of OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Isis. In 2009, OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd agreed to develop and commercialise Custirsen.