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Antitumor Compound 1 is a potent compound which comprises a new imidazopyridine having excellent antitumor activity as an active ingredient.Reference:Polymer-linked imidazopyridines useful as tumor-targeting cytotoxic agentsBy Kasuya, Hiroshi; Miyazaki, Hideki; Hayakawa, Ichio; Kanno, Yuichi; Watanabe, KazuyoshiFrom Jpn. Kokai Tokkyo Koho (2004), JP 2004002826 A 20040108. Pharmaceuticals containing imidazopyridines for prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of tumorBy Hayakawa, Ichio; Kanno, Yuichi; Azuma, Toshiki; Furukawa, Hidehiko; Naruto, Shunji; Kurakata, ShinichiFrom Jpn. Kokai Tokkyo Koho (2003), JP 2003313126A 20031106.Preparation of imidazopyridine derivatives as antitumor agentsBy Hayakawa, Ichiro; Sugano, Yuichi; Agatsuma, Toshinori; Furukawa, Hidehiko; Kurakata, Shinichi; Naruto, ShunjiFrom PCT Int. Appl. (2002), WO 2002034748 A1 20020502.