Synonyms: WX-671
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Upamostat (WX-671) is an oral serine protease inhibitor prodrug. Its principal molecular target is plasminogen activator, urokinase (uPA; PLAU) [2]. The uPA system plays an important role in tumour invasion and metastasis. The active substance is WX-UK1.
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