MedComm,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
3(4)
Published: Oct. 13, 2022
Compared
with
traditional
therapies,
targeted
therapy
has
merits
in
selectivity,
efficacy,
and
tolerability.
Small
molecule
inhibitors
are
one
of
the
primary
therapies
for
cancer.
Due
to
their
advantages
a
wide
range
targets,
convenient
medication,
ability
penetrate
into
central
nervous
system,
many
efforts
have
been
devoted
developing
more
small
inhibitors.
To
date,
88
approved
by
United
States
Food
Drug
Administration
treat
cancers.
Despite
remarkable
progress,
cancer
treatment
still
face
obstacles,
such
as
low
response
rate,
short
duration
response,
toxicity,
biomarkers,
resistance.
better
promote
development
targeting
cancers,
we
comprehensively
reviewed
involved
all
agents
pivotal
drug
candidates
clinical
trials
arranged
signaling
pathways
classification
We
discussed
lessons
learned
from
these
agents,
proper
strategies
overcome
resistance
arising
different
mechanisms,
combination
concerned
Through
our
review,
hoped
provide
insights
perspectives
research
treatment.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
145(1), P. 385 - 391
Published: Dec. 21, 2022
Proteolysis
targeting
chimera
(PROTAC)
is
an
emerging
protein
degradation
strategy,
which
shows
excellent
advantages
in
those
so-called
"undruggable"
proteins.
However,
the
potential
systemic
toxicity
of
PROTACs
caused
by
undesired
off-tissue
may
limit
application
clinical
practice.
Here
we
reported
a
radiotherapy-triggered
PROTAC
prodrug
(RT-PROTAC)
activation
strategy
to
precisely
and
spatiotemporally
control
through
X-ray
radiation.
We
demonstrated
this
concept
incorporating
inducible
phenyl
azide-cage
bromodomain
(BRD)-targeting
form
first
RT-PROTAC.
The
RT-PROTAC
exhibits
little
activity
but
can
be
activated
radiation
vitro
vivo.
Activated
degrades
BRD4
BRD2
with
comparable
effect
degrader
synergistic
antitumor
potency
radiotherapy
MCF-7
xenograft
model.
Our
work
provides
alternative
vivo
points
avenue
for
reducing
PROTACs.
MedComm,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
3(4)
Published: Oct. 13, 2022
Compared
with
traditional
therapies,
targeted
therapy
has
merits
in
selectivity,
efficacy,
and
tolerability.
Small
molecule
inhibitors
are
one
of
the
primary
therapies
for
cancer.
Due
to
their
advantages
a
wide
range
targets,
convenient
medication,
ability
penetrate
into
central
nervous
system,
many
efforts
have
been
devoted
developing
more
small
inhibitors.
To
date,
88
approved
by
United
States
Food
Drug
Administration
treat
cancers.
Despite
remarkable
progress,
cancer
treatment
still
face
obstacles,
such
as
low
response
rate,
short
duration
response,
toxicity,
biomarkers,
resistance.
better
promote
development
targeting
cancers,
we
comprehensively
reviewed
involved
all
agents
pivotal
drug
candidates
clinical
trials
arranged
signaling
pathways
classification
We
discussed
lessons
learned
from
these
agents,
proper
strategies
overcome
resistance
arising
different
mechanisms,
combination
concerned
Through
our
review,
hoped
provide
insights
perspectives
research
treatment.