Oncology research
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MOLECULE PROFILE

PNC-27

Peptide or peptide-related

Proposed membrane HDM-2 targeting.

Sources checked · October 16, 2026

Published for review · Scientific, medical, translation and citation review pending. Reported uses are not authorized indications. Frequency reflects mentions in supplied sources, not sales or global clinical prevalence.

Identity and synonyms

Identity follows the supplied name and synonyms; no additional identity description is supplied.

Peptide or peptide-related · Peptide or peptide derivative

Detailed molecular class: Experimental peptide

Supplied sequence or chemical reference

See identity note; no supplier sequence accepted as verification.

Mechanism

Proposed membrane HDM-2 targeting.

Evidence and critical reading

Reported scientific and empirical uses

Oncology research

Promoted as an anticancer agent; handbook regimens are not validated oncology treatment.

Human evidence

The cited cell studies and mouse leukemia models do not establish clinical cancer-treatment effectiveness or safety in people.

Preclinical evidence

PNC-27 is an experimental peptide with reported anticancer activity in cell studies and mouse leukemia models. These findings do not establish effectiveness or safety in people, or a validated human dosing regimen. Selectivity depends on the experimental system and should not be interpreted as proof that normal human tissues are spared. Scientific/expert review pending.

Critical reading and limitations

Human-derived cells in mouse AML models are not treated patients (Wang et al., Leukemia 2020, first online 2019; PMID 31337857). PNC-27 is distinct from PNC-28 and engineered variants. Yang et al. (JBC 2010; PMID 20484051) provides preferential-cytotoxicity context, not universal protection of normal cells; experiments with other engineered peptides are not attributed to PNC-27. The AML abstract and bibliography were reviewed, not the full supplements.

Evidence applies to the exact molecule, formulation, route, population and endpoint studied. Supplier identity, purity and clinical equivalence are unverified.

Source-specific regimens

Descriptive source observations, not individual recommendations.

Regulatory product labeling

No numerical human dose is assigned: reviewed sources did not verify a regimen attributable to this material, route and indication. Other molecules’ doses, animal exposures, vial amounts and dietary requirements are not substituted.

Human-study exposure

No numerical human dose is assigned: reviewed sources did not verify a regimen attributable to this material, route and indication. Other molecules’ doses, animal exposures, vial amounts and dietary requirements are not substituted.

Empirical handbook

No numerical human dose is assigned: reviewed sources did not verify a regimen attributable to this material, route and indication. Other molecules’ doses, animal exposures, vial amounts and dietary requirements are not substituted.

Regulation and safety

Jurisdiction-specific regulatory context

Jurisdiction-specific approval not verified in this card; do not infer global nonapproval.

Adverse effects and unknowns

Toxicity, specificity and interactions unresolved. FDA contamination finding is a product-quality issue distinct from molecular efficacy.

Toxicity uncertainty and regulatory alerts preclude claims of established safety/therapeutic dosing.

Contraindications

See supported safety statements and exact product label; a complete contraindication set has not been established for this catalog material.

A complete list must match the exact authorized product. For experimental materials without verified human labeling, a complete contraindication set is not established here. No list does not mean safety.

Interactions

Only explicitly cited interactions may be asserted; unstudied combinations remain unknown, not interaction-free.

Separate documented interaction, pharmacologic plausibility and unknown interaction. Absence of a blend trial does not establish compatibility.

Studies and trials

Selected studies

No selected studies are attributed in this record.

Trials attributed in the package

No trials are attributed in this record.

Trial registration does not establish efficacy or validate commercial material.

Query candidates; attribution pending

PNC-27 · 0 unfiltered query results, not authenticated trials

Query verification: October 16, 2026

Exact phrase intervention query; first three most recently updated records, not exhaustive. Aliases may be missed and heterogeneous products may appear. The total is the unfiltered registry query count, not authenticated trials. Source-integrity holds are excluded from ordinary listings.

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Source issues and references

The chapter describes oncology use with quantities and units requiring independent verification. It is not converted into a patient treatment schedule. · manual01 · Page 109

References include queries and bibliographic handbook attributions; not all are clinical studies. Human review remains pending.

  1. PMID20484051

    Chondroitin sulfate as a molecular portal that preferentially mediates the apoptotic killing of tumor cells by penetratin-directed mitochondria-disrupting peptides.

  2. PMID31337857

    Targeting cell membrane HDM2: A novel therapeutic approach for acute myeloid leukemia.

  3. PMID20080680

    Anticancer peptide PNC-27 adopts an HDM-2-binding conformation and kills cancer cells by binding to HDM-2 in their membranes.

    Sarafraz-Yazdi E, Bowne WB, Adler V, Sookraj KA, Wu V, Shteyler V, Patel H, Oxbury W, Brandt-Rauf P, Zenilman ME, Michl J, Pincus MR.

    October 16, 2026

  4. R38

    PNC-27 HDM-2 cell study, 2010

  5. R39

    FDA: illegal cancer products and PNC-27 contamination

  6. manual01

    Peptide Handbook — James B. LaValle, Gordon Crozier, Joseph P. Cleaver and Andrew Heyman

    James B. LaValle; Gordon Crozier; Joseph P. Cleaver; Andrew Heyman

    October 16, 2026

    Bibliographic attribution only. The supplied handbook is a secondary empirical practice source, not clinical verification. Private source files and supplier/download destinations are not provided here.

  7. pdf01

    PEPNEXA 2.pdf

    October 16, 2026

  8. pdf05

    PEPNEXA.pdf

    October 16, 2026

  9. pdf07

    US Peptide MangerCorp(1).pdf

    October 16, 2026

  10. pdf09

    PeptideFactory.pdf

    October 16, 2026

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