کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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2529883 | 1558131 | 2014 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• Kinases constitute a very successful target area comprising now 28 approved inhibitors.
• Despite this success only few first in class kinase inhibitors entered clinical testing during the past five years.
• Extensive target validation is necessary for novel kinase targets before chemistry programs are initiated.
Protein kinases have emerged as one of the most important drug target families for the treatment of cancer. To date, 28 inhibitors with reported activity versus one or multiple kinases have been approved for clinical use. However, the majority of new clinical trials are focused on new subindications using already approved kinase inhibitors or target well validated kinase targets with novel inhibitors. In contrast, relatively few clinical trials have been initiated using specific inhibitors that inhibit novel kinase targets, despite significant validation efforts in the public domain. Analysis of the target validation history of first in class kinase inhibitors revealed a long delay between initial disease association and development of inhibitors. As part of this analysis, we have investigated which first in class inhibitor that entered phase I clinical trials over the last five years and also considered which research approaches that were used to validate them.
Journal: Current Opinion in Pharmacology - Volume 17, August 2014, Pages 58–63