Ph II Trial of Carboplatin and Pemetrexed With or Without AZD1775 for Untreated Lung Cancer

AZD1775 is a highly selective, adenosine-triphosphate (ATP) competitive, small molecule inhibitor of the WEE 1 kinase that sensitizes tumor cells to cytotoxic agents and is being developed for the treatment of advanced solid tumors and p53 pathway deficient malignancies

AZD1775 is a highly selective, adenosine-triphosphate (ATP) competitive, small molecule inhibitor of the WEE 1 kinase that sensitizes tumor cells to cytotoxic agents and is being developed for the treatment of advanced solid tumors and p53 pathway deficient malignancies

This drug is a part of a general group of chemotherapy drugs called anti-metabolites. It prevents cells from using folate to make DNA and RNA. Because cancer cells need these substances to make new cells, this drug helps to stop the growth of cancer cells.

This drug is a platinum chemotherapy drug that acts like an alkylating agent. It stops the growth of cancer cells, causing the cells to die.