ICG-001

ICG-001 selectively inhibits β-catenin/CBP interaction. ICG-001 exhibits growth inhibitory effects in colon carcinoma cell lines (SW480 and HCT-116 cells). ICG-001 also displays efficacy in Min mouse and nude mouse SW620 xenograft models. ICG-001 selectively induces apoptosis in transformed cells but not in normal colon cells, reduces in vitro growth of colon carcinoma cells, and is efficacious in the Min mouse and nude mouse xenograft models of colon cancer. ICG-001 (5 mg/kg per day) significantly inhibits beta-catenin signaling and attenuates bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis in mice, while concurrently preserving the epithelium. Administration of ICG-001 concurrent with bleomycin prevents fibrosis, and late administration is able to reverse established fibrosis and significantly improve survival.