Targeting apoptosis in cancer therapy

BA Carneiro, WS El-Deiry - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2020 - nature.com
For over three decades, a mainstay and goal of clinical oncology has been the development
of therapies promoting the effective elimination of cancer cells by apoptosis. This …

MDM2 inhibitors for cancer therapy: the past, present, and future

W Wang, N Albadari, Y Du, JF Fowler, HT Sang… - Pharmacological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Since its discovery over 35 years ago, MDM2 has emerged as an attractive target for the
development of cancer therapy. MDM2's activities extend from carcinogenesis to immunity to …

Discovery of Sulanemadlin (ALRN-6924), the first cell-permeating, stabilized α-helical peptide in clinical development

V Guerlavais, TK Sawyer, L Carvajal… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We report the discovery of sulanemadlin (ALRN-6924), the first cell-permeating, stabilized α-
helical peptide to enter clinical trials. ALRN-6924 is a “stapled peptide” that mimics the N …

Phase 1 Trial of ALRN-6924, a Dual Inhibitor of MDMX and MDM2, in Patients with Solid Tumors and Lymphomas Bearing Wild-type TP53

MN Saleh, MR Patel, TM Bauer, S Goel… - Clinical Cancer …, 2021 - aacrjournals.org
Purpose: We describe the first-in-human dose-escalation trial for ALRN-6924, a stabilized,
cell-permeating peptide that disrupts p53 inhibition by mouse double minute 2 (MDM2) and …

AZD4573 is a highly selective CDK9 inhibitor that suppresses MCL-1 and induces apoptosis in hematologic cancer cells

J Cidado, S Boiko, T Proia, D Ferguson… - Clinical cancer …, 2020 - AACR
Abstract Purpose: Cyclin-dependent kinase 9 (CDK9) is a transcriptional regulator and
potential therapeutic target for many cancers. Multiple nonselective CDK9 inhibitors have …

A phase 2 biomarker-driven study of ruxolitinib demonstrates effectiveness of JAK/STAT targeting in T-cell lymphomas

AJ Moskowitz, P Ghione, E Jacobsen… - Blood, The Journal …, 2021 - ashpublications.org
Signaling through JAK1 and/or JAK2 is common among tumor and nontumor cells within
peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL). No oral therapies are approved for PTCL, and better …

Peptide-based agents for cancer treatment: current applications and future directions

NTT Nhàn, T Yamada, KH Yamada - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Peptide-based strategies have received an enormous amount of attention because of their
specificity and applicability. Their specificity and tumor-targeting ability are applied to …

Small-molecule MDM2 inhibitors in clinical trials for cancer therapy

S Wang, FE Chen - European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Disruption of the MDM2-p53 protein-protein interaction by small-molecule inhibitors has
been highly pursued by many academic laboratories and pharmaceutical companies as a …

DT2216—a Bcl-xL-specific degrader is highly active against Bcl-xL-dependent T cell lymphomas

Y He, R Koch, V Budamagunta, P Zhang… - Journal of hematology & …, 2020 - Springer
Background Patients with advanced T cell lymphomas (TCLs) have limited therapeutic
options and poor outcomes in part because their TCLs evade apoptosis through …

Peripheral T cell lymphomas: from the bench to the clinic

D Fiore, LV Cappelli, A Broccoli, PL Zinzani… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Peripheral T cell lymphomas (PTCLs) are a heterogeneous group of orphan neoplasms.
Despite the introduction of anthracycline-based chemotherapy protocols, with or without …