A series of analogues of conjugate 1, combining an adamantane-based paclitaxel (taxol) mimetic with colchicine was synthesized and tested for cytotoxicity in a cell-based assay with the human lung carcinoma cell line A549. The most active compounds (10 EC50 2±1.0 nM, 23 EC50 6±1.4 nM, 26 EC50 5±1.8 nM, 28 EC50 11±1.7 nM, 30 EC50 4.8±0.5 nM) were found to interfere with the microtubule dynamics in an interesting manner. Treatment of the ...