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Conformationally defined retinoic acid analogues. 5. Large-scale synthesis and mammary cancer chemopreventive activity for (2E,4E,6Z,8E)-8-(3′,4′-dihydro-1′(2′H) -naphthalen-1′-ylidene)-3,7-dimethyl-2,4,6-octatrienoic acid (9cUAB30)
Atigadda, Venkatram R.,Vines, Kimberly K.,Grubbs, Clinton J.,Hill, Donald L.,Beenken, Samuel L.,Bland, Kirby I.,Brouillette, Wayne J.,Muccio, Donald D.
, p. 3766 - 3769 (2003)
Retinoids that activate the nuclear retinoid X receptors (RXRs) display potential for chemoprevention of breast cancer. We previously reported that 9cUAB30 (1) is an RXR-selective retinoid. To explore its in vivo chemopreventive activity, multigram quantities of 1 were needed. Here, we describe a modified synthesis that yields up to 100 g of 1. We further demonstrate that 1 is very effective in the prevention of N-methyl-N-nitrosourea induced mammary cancers in rats without signs of toxicity.
