Targeting AURKA in Cancer: molecular mechanisms and opportunities for Cancer therapy

R Du, C Huang, K Liu, X Li, Z Dong - Molecular cancer, 2021 - Springer
Aurora kinase A (AURKA) belongs to the family of serine/threonine kinases, whose
activation is necessary for cell division processes via regulation of mitosis. AURKA shows …

[HTML][HTML] Cyclin dependent kinase-1 (CDK-1) inhibition as a novel therapeutic strategy against pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC)

R Wijnen, C Pecoraro, D Carbone, H Fiuji, A Avan… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal
cancers in humans, due to late diagnosis and limited treatment possibilities. Improved …

Master kinase PDK1 in tumorigenesis

N Zheng, J Wei, D Wu, Y Xu, J Guo - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2023 - Elsevier
phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1 (PDK1) is considered as master kinase
regulating AGC kinase family members such as AKT, SGK, PLK, S6K and RSK. Although …

Rhenium N-heterocyclic carbene complexes block growth of aggressive cancers by inhibiting FGFR- and SRC-mediated signalling

A Domenichini, I Casari, PV Simpson, NM Desai… - Journal of Experimental …, 2020 - Springer
Background Platinum-based anticancer drugs have been at the frontline of cancer therapy
for the last 40 years, and are used in more than half of all treatments for different cancer …

Recent updates on oncogenic signaling of aurora kinases in chemosensitive, chemoresistant cancers: novel medicinal chemistry approaches for targeting aurora …

P Kumari, NM Beeraka, A Tengli… - Current Medicinal …, 2024 - benthamdirect.com
The Aurora Kinase family (AKI) is composed of serine-threonine protein kinases involved in
the modulation of the cell cycle and mitosis. These kinases are required for regulating the …

Development of potent dual PDK1/AurA kinase inhibitors for cancer therapy: Lead-optimization, structural insights, and ADME-Tox profile

S Sestito, A Bacci, S Chiarugi, M Runfola… - European journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
We report the synthesis of novel first-in-class 2-oxindole-based derivatives as dual PDK1-
AurA kinase inhibitors as a novel strategy to treat Ewing sarcoma. The most potent …

A review on potential heterocycles for the treatment of glioblastoma targeting receptor tyrosine kinases

N Bhusare, M Kumar - Oncology Research, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Glioblastoma, the most aggressive form of brain tumor, poses significant challenges in terms
of treatment success and patient survival. Current treatment modalities for glioblastoma …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting MYC to combat pancreatic cancer

YH Liu, YX Gan, JZ Chen, YX Jiang… - Journal of …, 2022 - xiahepublishing.com
Due to its invasiveness, heterogeneity and multiple-drug resistance, pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has been considered as a refractory malignant tumor. Although …