Dr. René C.-Gaudreault, l. pharm., PhD, is a senior researcher at the Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Laval University. He is the director of a medicinal chemistry laboratory based at the Hôpital Saint-François d’Assise. In addition, he is a full professor in the Department of molecular medicine at the Laval University School of Medicine. Dr. C.-Gaudreault is the author and coauthor of over 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals, and the inventor and co-inventor of numerous patents. He is the recipient of several prizes and distinctions, notably the Frisen-Rygel Medal for an outstanding Canadian academic discovery leading to uniquely positioned commercialization opportunities. His research programs mainly focus on the design and development of new anti-inflammatory, antipsoriatic, and anticancer drugs for personalized therapies.
Development of new anticancer and anti-inflammatory drugs for personalized medicine
Cancer and inflammation-based diseases are major health concerns in Canada and worldwide. Despite important medical breakthroughs over the past 75 years, few treatments are efficient and devoid of deleterious effects. Consequently, new drugs and treatments are required to improve both the quality of life and the life expectancy of patients. It is in this context that Dr. Gaudreault’s laboratory is involved in the drug design and development of new anticancer agents and their prodrugs, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents exhibiting suitable biopharmaceutical and pharmacodynamic properties for preclinical and clinical studies. In addition, Dr. Gaudreault’s team is involved in the determination of their mechanisms of action and their potential therapeutical applications, using various cellular and molecular pharmacology approaches to support the design and the optimization of the next generations of molecules. Dr. Gaudreault’s research programs involve several interrelated and complementary disciplines, including molecular design and modelling, medicinal chemistry, cell biology, molecular pharmacology, and animal experimentation. The outcomes of these projects will contribute to new and efficient drugs for applications in personalized medicine.
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Synthesis and evaluation of the biological properties of boron-containing and boron-omitted capsaicin derivatives on human cancer cell lines
Journal ArticleResults in Chemistry, 7 , 2024.
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Homologation of the Alkyl Side Chain of Antimitotic Phenyl 4-(2-Oxo-3-alkylimidazolidin-1-yl)benzenesulfonate Prodrugs Selectively Targeting CYP1A1-Expressing Breast Cancers Improves Their Stability in Rodent Liver Microsomes
Journal ArticleJ Med Chem, 66 (4), 2023.
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Branched alkyl of phenyl 4-(2-oxo-3-alkylimidazolidin-1-yl)benzenesulfonates as unique cytochrome P450 1A1-activated antimitotic prodrugs: Biological evaluation and mechanism of bioactivation
Journal ArticleEur J Med Chem, 229 , 2022.
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TBC1D9: An Important Modulator of Tumorigenesis in Breast Cancer
Journal ArticleCancers (Basel), 13 (14), 2021.
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Synthesis and evaluation of substituted phenyl cycloalkylureas and bioisosteres as IL-6 expression inhibitors
Journal ArticleMed Chem Res, 20 (8), 2020.
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Evaluation of the time-dependent antiproliferative activity and liver microsome stability of 3 phenyl 4-(2-oxo-3-alkylimidazolidin-1-yl)benzenesulfonates as promising CYP1A1-dependent antimicrotubule prodrugs
Journal ArticleJ Pharm Pharmacol, 72 (2), 2020.
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Second-generation testosterone-platinum(II) hybrids for site-specific treatment of androgen receptor positive prostate cancer: Design, synthesis and antiproliferative activity
Journal ArticleEur J Med Chem, 179 , 2019.
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Transdermal diffusion, spatial distribution and physical state of a potential anticancer drug in mouse skin as studied by diffusion and spectroscopic techniques
Journal ArticleBiomed Spectrosc Imaging, 7 (1-2), 2018.
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Synthesis of novel substituted pyrimidine derivatives bearing a sulfamide group and their in vitro cancer growth inhibition activity
Journal ArticleBioorg Med Chem Lett, 27 (2), 2017.
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Activation of Phenyl 4-(2-Oxo-3-alkylimidazolidin-1-yl)benzenesulfonates Prodrugs by CYP1A1 as New Antimitotics Targeting Breast Cancer Cells
Journal ArticleJ Med Chem, 60 (12), 2017.
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Active projects
- L’AIMZ-938, un nouveau promédicament anticancéreux pour le traitement des cancers du sein humain réfractaires aux traitements actuels et exprimant le cytochrome P450 1A1, from 2021-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Recently finished projects
- Accélérer et rendre plus accessibles les tests précliniques en chimiothérapie et la radiothérapie du cancer, en utilisant le modèle de l'oeuf et des stratégies d'impression 3D, from 2020-04-01 to 2023-03-31
- Validation of Highly Potent Substituted Phenyl Alkylureas as Antipsoriatic Agents, from 2018-04-01 to 2024-03-31