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Zhou Q, Tao C, Yuan J, Pan F, Wang R. Knowledge mapping of AURKA in Oncology:An advanced Bibliometric analysis (1998-2023). Heliyon 2024; 10:e31945. [PMID: 38912486 PMCID: PMC11190563 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024] Open
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AURKA, also known as Aurora kinase A, is a key molecule involved in the occurrence and progression of cancer. It plays crucial roles in various cellular processes, including cell cycle regulation, mitosis, and chromosome segregation. Dysregulation of AURKA has been implicated in tumorigenesis, promoting cell proliferation, genomic instability, and resistance to apoptosis. In this study, we conducted an extensive bibliometric analysis of research focusing on Aurora-A in the context of cancer by utilizing the Web of Science literature database. Various sophisticated computational tools, such as VOSviewer, Citespace, Biblioshiny R, and Cytoscape, were employed for comprehensive literature analysis and big data mining from January 1998 to September 2023.The primary objectives of our study were multi-fold. Firstly, we aimed to explore the chronological development of AURKA research, uncovering the evolution of scientific understanding over time. Secondly, we investigated shifting trends in research topics, elucidating areas of increasing interest and emerging frontiers. Thirdly, we delved into intricate signaling pathways and protein interaction networks associated with AURKA, providing insights into its complex molecular mechanisms. To further enhance the value of our bibliometric analysis, we conducted a meta-analysis on the prognostic value of AURKA in terms of patient survival. The results were visually presented, offering a comprehensive overview and future perspectives on Aurora-A research in the field of oncology. This study not only contributes to the existing body of knowledge but also provides valuable guidance for researchers, clinicians, and pharmaceutical professionals. By harnessing the power of bibliometrics, our findings offer a deeper understanding of the role of AURKA in cancer and pave the way for innovative research directions and clinical applications.
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- Qiong Zhou
- Department of Medical Oncology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210093, PR China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210093, PR China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210093, PR China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210093, PR China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210093, PR China
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Alisertib shows negligible potential for perpetrating pharmacokinetic drug-drug interactions on ABCB1, ABCG2 and cytochromes P450, but acts as dual-activity resistance modulator through the inhibition of ABCC1 transporter. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2022; 434:115823. [PMID: 34896433 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2021.115823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Alisertib (MLN8237), a novel Aurora A kinase inhibitor, is currently being clinically tested in late-phase trials for the therapy of various malignancies. In the present work, we describe alisertib's potential to perpetrate pharmacokinetic drug-drug interactions (DDIs) and/or to act as an antagonist of multidrug resistance (MDR). In accumulation assays, alisertib potently inhibited ABCC1 transporter, but not ABCB1 or ABCG2. The results of molecular modeling suggested a bifunctional mechanism for interaction on ABCC1. In addition, alisertib was characterized as a low- to moderate-affinity inhibitor of recombinant CYP3A4, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, and CYP2D6 isoenzymes, but without potential clinical relevance. Drug combination studies revealed the capability of alisertib to synergistically antagonize ABCC1-mediated resistance to daunorubicin. Although alisertib exhibited substrate characteristics toward ABCB1 transporter in monolayer transport assays, comparative proliferation studies showed lack of its MDR-victim behavior in cells overexpressing ABCB1 as well as ABCG2 and ABCC1. Lastly, alisertib did not affect the expression of ABCC1, ABCG2, ABCB1 transporters and CYP1A2, CYP3A4, CYP2B6 isozymes on mRNA level in various systemic and tumoral models. In conclusion, our study suggests that alisertib is a drug candidate with negligible potential for perpetrating systemic pharmacokinetic DDIs on ABCB1, ABCG2 and cytochromes P450. In addition, we introduce alisertib as an effective dual-activity chemosensitizer whose MDR-antagonistic capacities are not impaired by efflux or effect on MDR phenotype. Our in vitro findings provide important pieces of information for clinicians when introducing alisertib into the clinical area.
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Lin X, Xiang X, Hao L, Wang T, Lai Y, Abudoureyimu M, Zhou H, Feng B, Chu X, Wang R. The role of Aurora-A in human cancers and future therapeutics. Am J Cancer Res 2020; 10:2705-2729. [PMID: 33042612 PMCID: PMC7539775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023] Open
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Aurora-A is a mitotic serine/threonine-protein kinase and an oncogene. In normal cells, Aurora-A appears from G2 phase and localizes at the centrosome, where it participates in centrosome replication, isolation and maturation. Aurora-A also maintains Golgi apparatus structure and spindle assembly. Aurora-A undergoes ubiquitination-mediated degradation after the cell division phase. Aurora-A is abnormally expressed in tumor cells and promotes cell proliferation by regulating mitotic substrates, such as PP1, PLK1, TPX2, and LAST2, and affects other molecules through a non-mitotic pathway to promote cell invasion and metastasis. Some molecules in tumor cells also indirectly act on Aurora-A to regulate tumor cells. Aurora-A also mediates resistance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy and is involved in tumor immunotherapy. Clinical trials of Aurora-A molecular inhibitors are currently underway, and clinical transformation is just around the corner.
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- Xinrong Lin
- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing UniversityNanjing, China
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- Affiliated Jinling Hospital Research Institution of General Surgery, Medical School of Nanjing UniversityNanjing, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing UniversityNanjing, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing UniversityNanjing, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical UniversityNanjing, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing UniversityNanjing, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing UniversityNanjing, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing UniversityNanjing, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing UniversityNanjing, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing UniversityNanjing, China
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Siddiqi T, Frankel P, Beumer JH, Kiesel BF, Christner S, Ruel C, Song JY, Chen R, Kelly KR, Ailawadhi S, Kaesberg P, Popplewell L, Puverel S, Piekarz R, Forman SJ, Newman EM. Phase 1 study of the Aurora kinase A inhibitor alisertib (MLN8237) combined with the histone deacetylase inhibitor vorinostat in lymphoid malignancies. Leuk Lymphoma 2020; 61:309-317. [PMID: 31617432 PMCID: PMC6982547 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2019.1672052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Revised: 07/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Alisertib, an Aurora kinase A inhibitor, was evaluated in a Phase 1 study in combination with the histone deacetylase inhibitor vorinostat, in patients with relapsed/refractory lymphoid malignancies (N = 34; NCT01567709). Patients received alisertib plus vorinostat in 21-day treatment cycles with escalating doses of alisertib following a continuous or an intermittent schedule. All dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) were hematologic and there were no study-related deaths. The recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of the combination was 20 mg bid of alisertib and 200 mg bid of vorinostat on the intermittent schedule. A 13-patient expansion cohort was treated for a total of 18 patients at the RP2D. There were no DLTs at the RP2D, and toxicities were mainly hematologic. Two patients with DLBCL achieved a durable complete response, and two patients with HL achieved partial response. Alisertib plus vorinostat showed encouraging clinical activity with a manageable safety profile in heavily pretreated patients with advanced disease.
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- Tanya Siddiqi
- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Information Sciences, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Cancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Cancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Cancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Information Sciences, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Pathology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Division of Hematology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of California-Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
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- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Division of Molecular Pharmacology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
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Owonikoko TK, Niu H, Nackaerts K, Csoszi T, Ostoros G, Mark Z, Baik C, Joy AA, Chouaid C, Jaime JC, Kolek V, Majem M, Roubec J, Santos ES, Chiang AC, Speranza G, Belani CP, Chiappori A, Patel MR, Czebe K, Byers L, Bahamon B, Li C, Sheldon-Waniga E, Kong EF, Williams M, Badola S, Shin H, Bedford L, Ecsedy JA, Bryant M, Jones S, Simmons J, Leonard EJ, Ullmann CD, Spigel DR. Randomized Phase II Study of Paclitaxel plus Alisertib versus Paclitaxel plus Placebo as Second-Line Therapy for SCLC: Primary and Correlative Biomarker Analyses. J Thorac Oncol 2019; 15:274-287. [PMID: 31655296 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Revised: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION We assessed the Aurora A kinase inhibitor, alisertib, plus paclitaxel (henceforth referred to as alisertib/paclitaxel) as second-line treatment for SCLC. METHODS In this double-blind study, patients with relapsed or refractory SCLC were stratified by relapse type (sensitive versus resistant or refractory) and brain metastases and randomized 1:1 to alisertib/paclitaxel or placebo plus paclitaxel (henceforth referred to as placebo/paclitaxel) in 28-day cycles. The primary end point was progression-free survival (PFS). Associations of c-Myc expression in tumor tissue (prespecified) and genetic alterations in circulating tumor DNA (retrospective) with clinical outcome were evaluated. RESULTS A total of 178 patients were enrolled (89 in each arm). The median PFS was 3.32 months with alisertib/paclitaxel versus 2.17 months with placebo/paclitaxel (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.77, 95% confidence limit [CI]: 0.557-1.067, p = 0.113 in the intent-to-treat population versus HR = 0.71, 95% CI: 0.509-0.985, p = 0.038 with corrected analysis applied). Among 140 patients with genetic alternations, patients with cell cycle regulator mutations (cyclin-dependent kinase 6 gene [CDK6], retinoblastoma-like 1 gene [RBL1], retinoblastoma-like 2 gene [RBL2], and retinoblastoma 1 gene [RB1]) had significantly improved PFS with alisertib/paclitaxel versus with placebo/paclitaxel (3.68 versus 1.80 months, respectively [HR = 0.395, 95% CI: 0.239-0.654, p = 0.0003]), and overall survival (7.20 versus 4.47 months, respectively [HR = 0.427, 95% CI: 0.259-0.704, p = 0.00085]). A subset of patients with c-Myc expression showed significantly improved PFS with alisertib/paclitaxel. The incidence of grade 3 or higher drug-related adverse events was 67% (58 patients) with alisertib/paclitaxel versus 22% (25 patients) with placebo/paclitaxel. Twelve patients (14%) versus 11 (12%) died on study, including four versus zero treatment-related deaths. CONCLUSIONS Efficacy signals were seen with alisertib/paclitaxel in relapsed or refractory SCLC. c-Myc expression and mutations in cell cycle regulators may be potential predictive biomarkers of alisertib efficacy; further prospective validations are warranted.
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- Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Orszagos Koranyi TBC es Pulmonologiai Intezet, Budapest, Hungary
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- University of Washington Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, Washington
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- University of Alberta, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Fakultni Nemocnice Ostrava, Ostrava Poruba, Czech Republic
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- Lynn Cancer Institute/Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Boca Raton, Florida
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- Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Université de Sherbrooke, Centre intégré de cancérologie de la Montéregie, Hôpital Charles Le Moyne, Greenfield Park, Quebec City, Canada
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- Florida Cancer Specialists/Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Sarasota, Florida
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- Tudogyogyintezet Torokbalint, Törökbálint, Hungary
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- Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Batra A, Winquist E. Emerging cell cycle inhibitors for treating metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Expert Opin Emerg Drugs 2018; 23:271-282. [PMID: 30422005 DOI: 10.1080/14728214.2018.1547707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Disease progression despite androgen suppression defines lethal castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Most of these cancers remain androgen receptor (AR)-signaling dependent. Therapy for metastatic CRPC includes abiraterone acetate, enzalutamide, docetaxel, cabazitaxel, sipuleucel-T, and radium-223. However, survival remains modest for men with progressive disease despite AR-targeted therapy and docetaxel, and therefore novel treatments are needed. Areas covered: Recent evidence of genomic heterogeneity and sensitivity to PARP inhibitors supports investigation of targeted agents in CRPC. Cell cycle inhibitors are therefore logical molecules to investigate. Review of the current literature identified cell cycle inhibitors under study in early phase clinical trials targeting the G1 (palbociclib, ribociclib, AZD-5363, ipatasertib), S (M-6620, prexasertib), G2 (adavosertib), and M (alisertib) phases of the cell cycle. Expert opinion: Strategies combining cell cycle inhibitors with active agents in CRPC are most likely to have clinical impact with CDK4/6 and Wee1 inhibitors appearing most promising. Identification of predictive biomarkers may be essential and currently trials are testing circulating cell-free DNA as an approach. Incremental toxicities such as neutropenia are important in this population. Results from most current clinical trials of cell cycle inhibitors in CRPC are still pending but it is anticipated they will provide important insights into the heterogeneous biology of CRPC.
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- Anupam Batra
- a Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry , Western University and London Health Sciences Centre , London , ON , Canada
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- a Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry , Western University and London Health Sciences Centre , London , ON , Canada
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Liewer S, Huddleston A. Alisertib: a review of pharmacokinetics, efficacy and toxicity in patients with hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2018; 27:105-112. [PMID: 29260599 DOI: 10.1080/13543784.2018.1417382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Aurora kinases are essential mediators in cell mitosis. Amplification of these kinases can lead to the development of malignancy and may be associated with inferior survival. Alisertib is an oral aurora kinase inhibitor which has been shown to induce cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis in preclinical studies. It is currently under investigation for a wide variety of malignancies including hematologic (specifically Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma) and solid tumors. Areas covered: A PubMed search was performed to identify clinical studies reporting outcomes with alisertib. Promising results are notable in patients with peripheral T cell lymphoma in particular, forming the basis for the first phase 3 randomized trial of alisertib. Although it did show encouraging response rates, it failed to demonstrate superiority over the comparator arm at an interim analysis, halting further enrollment. Expert opinion: Despite disappointing early results, alisertib remains under investigation in a number of cancer types both as monotherapy and in combination with traditional cytotoxic chemotherapy, with encouraging results. Most common toxicities in early trials include myelosuppression alopecia, mucositis and fatigue. The relatively manageable toxicity profile of alisertib along with ease of dosing may allow it to be combined with other oral agents or traditional chemotherapy across a wide variety of malignancy types.
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- Susanne Liewer
- a Department of Pharmacy , Nebraska Medicine , Omaha , NE , USA.,b College of Pharmacy , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha , NE , USA
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- c Department of Pharmacy , Mercy Hospital , Oklahoma City , OK , USA
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Domain-specific interactions between MLN8237 and human serum albumin estimated by STD and WaterLOGSY NMR, ITC, spectroscopic, and docking techniques. Sci Rep 2017; 7:45514. [PMID: 28358124 PMCID: PMC5371984 DOI: 10.1038/srep45514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Alisertib (MLN8237) is an orally administered inhibitor of Aurora A kinase. This small-molecule inhibitor is under clinical or pre-clinical phase for the treatment of advanced malignancies. The present study provides a detailed characterization of the interaction of MLN8237 with a drug transport protein called human serum albumin (HSA). STD and WaterLOGSY nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)-binding studies were conducted first to confirm the binding of MLN8237 to HSA. In the ligand orientation assay, the binding sites of MLN8237 were validated through two site-specific spy molecules (warfarin sodium and ibuprofen, which are two known site-selective probes) by using STD and WaterLOGSY NMR competition techniques. These competition experiments demonstrate that both spy molecules do not compete with MLN8237 for the specific binding site. The AutoDock-based blind docking study recognizes the hydrophobic subdomain IB of the protein as the probable binding site for MLN8237. Thermodynamic investigations by isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) reveal that the non-covalent interaction between MLN8237 and HSA (binding constant was approximately 105 M−1) is driven mainly by favorable entropy and unfavorable enthalpy. In addition, synchronous fluorescence, circular dichroism (CD), and 3D fluorescence spectroscopy suggest that MLN8237 may induce conformational changes in HSA.
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Yoo S, Choi SY, You D, Kim CS. New drugs in prostate cancer. Prostate Int 2016; 4:37-42. [PMID: 27358841 PMCID: PMC4916061 DOI: 10.1016/j.prnil.2016.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The standard primary treatment for advanced prostate cancer has been hormonal therapy since the 1940s. However, prostate cancer inevitably progresses to castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) after a median duration of 18 months of androgen deprivation therapy. In patients with CRPC, docetaxel has been regarded as the standard treatment. However, survival advantages of docetaxel over other treatments are slim, and the need for new agents persists. In recent years, novel agents, including abiraterone, enzalutamide, cabazitaxel, radium-223, and sipuleucel-T, have been approved for the treatment of CRPC, and more such agents based on diverse mechanisms are under investigation or evaluation. In this article, the authors reviewed the current literature on recent advances in medical treatment of prostate cancer, especially CRPC. In addition, the authors elaborated on novel drugs for prostate cancer currently undergoing investigation and their mechanisms.
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- Corresponding author. Department of Urology, Asan Medical Center, 388-1 Pungnap 2 dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea.Department of UrologyAsan Medical Center388-1 Pungnap 2 dongSongpa-guSeoul138-736South Korea
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Durlacher CT, Li ZL, Chen XW, He ZX, Zhou SF. An update on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of alisertib, a selective Aurora kinase A inhibitor. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2016; 43:585-601. [DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.12571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2015] [Revised: 03/12/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Cameron T Durlacher
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; College of Pharmacy; University of South Florida; Tampa FL USA
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- Department of Pharmacy; Shanghai Children's Hospital; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai China
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- Department of General Surgery; The First People's Hospital of Shunde Affiliated to Southern Medical University; Shunde Foshan Guangdong
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine; Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Research Centre & Sino-US Joint Laboratory for Medical Sciences; Guizhou Medical University; Guiyang Guizhou China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; College of Pharmacy; University of South Florida; Tampa FL USA
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