Description
GDC-0879 is an orally bioavailable kinase inhibitor that exhibits anticancer chemotherapeutic activity in vitro and in vivo. GDC-0879 inhibits mutant (V600E) B-Raf, a mutation common to many types of cancer. This inhibition of mutant B-Raf decreases MEK1 phosphorylation, downregulating expression of genes associated with cell proliferation and resulting in sustained inhibition of tumor cell proliferation.