Darlifarnib is an investigational new drug that is being developed by Kura Oncology, Inc. for the treatment of solid tumors. It is a farnesyltranstransferase inhibitor.[1][2][3]

Darlifarnib
Clinical data
Other namesKO-2806
Identifiers
  • (3S)-3-Amino-3-(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-6-oxa-2(4,6)-quinolina-1,4(1,3)-dibenzenacyclohexaphane-22,44-dicarbonitrile
CAS Number
PubChem CID
UNII
KEGG
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC29H20N6O
Molar mass468.520 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CN1C=NC=C1[C@@]2(C3=CC(=C(C=C3)C#N)COC4=CC=CC(=C4)C5=C6C=C2C=CC6=NC(=C5)C#N)N
  • InChI=InChI=1S/C29H20N6O/c1-35-17-33-15-28(35)29(32)21-6-5-19(13-30)20(9-21)16-36-24-4-2-3-18(10-24)25-12-23(14-31)34-27-8-7-22(29)11-26(25)27/h2-12,15,17H,16,32H2,1H3/t29-/m0/s1
  • Key:GWKGWWBQKOIPNP-LJAQVGFWSA-N

References

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  1. "Darlifarnib". AdisInsight. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  2. Patel HV, Smith AE, Chan S, Gasendo JG, Jombik A, Greer JE, et al. (May 2026). "The Farnesyl Transferase Inhibitor Darlifarnib (KO-2806) Resensitizes Relapsing Tumors to RAS Inhibition". Cancer Research. 86 (9): 2273–2285. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-25-2764. PMC 13136870. PMID 41661652.
  3. Gasendo JG, Chan S, Patel HV, Smith AE, Kessler L, Liu YA, et al. (March 2026). "Farnesyl transferase inhibitor KO-2806 (darlifarnib) enhances the anti-tumor activity of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in RCC". Molecular Cancer Therapeutics: OF1–OF11. doi:10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-25-0449. PMID 41881565.