MK-5108 is a small molecule inhibitor of AuroraA kinase with high selectivity versus Aurora-B and C. It was tested in phase I study against advanced or refractory solid tumors both as a monotherapy or in combination with docetaxel, but this study was terminated early due to toxicities at MK-5108 doses below the anticipated PK exposure target.

QGC-001 (also known as RB-150) is an aminobutane-1-sulfonic acid derivative patented by Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale as antihypertensive agent. QGC-001 acts as aminopeptidase A inhibitor and suppress conversion of angiotensin II to angiotensin III in brain tissues Oral administration of RB150 in conscious deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)–salt rats inhibited brain aminopeptidase A activity, resulting in values similar to those obtained with the brains of normotensive rats, demonstrating the central bioavailability of RB150. Oral RB150 treatment resulted in a marked dose-dependent reduction in blood pressure in DOCA-salt but not in normotensive rats. In clinical trials single oral administration of QGC001 up to 1,250 mg in healthy volunteers was well-tolerated. Following oral administration, QGC001 is absorbed via the gastrointestinal tract and converted partially into its active metabolite EC33 in plasma. As in animal experiments, in normotensive subjects QGC001 had no effect on the systemic renin-angiotensin-aldosterone parameters and on PCop concentrations, a marker of vasopressin release.