PROTAC'ing oncoproteins: targeted protein degradation for cancer therapy

JM Kelm, DS Pandey, E Malin, H Kansou, S Arora… - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Molecularly targeted cancer therapies substantially improve patient outcomes, although the
durability of their effectiveness can be limited. Resistance to these therapies is often related …

Recent advances in prostate cancer treatment and drug discovery

E Nevedomskaya, SJ Baumgart… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Novel drugs, drug sequences and combinations have improved the outcome of prostate
cancer in recent years. The latest approvals include abiraterone acetate, enzalutamide and …

Discovery of ARD-69 as a highly potent proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) degrader of androgen receptor (AR) for the treatment of prostate cancer

X Han, C Wang, C Qin, W Xiang… - Journal of medicinal …, 2019 - ACS Publications
We report herein the discovery of highly potent PROTAC degraders of androgen receptor
(AR), as exemplified by compound 34 (ARD-69). ARD-69 induces degradation of AR protein …

Strategies toward discovery of potent and orally bioavailable proteolysis targeting chimera degraders of androgen receptor for the treatment of prostate cancer

X Han, L Zhao, W Xiang, C Qin, B Miao… - Journal of medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) small-molecule degraders have emerged as a
promising new type of therapeutic agents, but the design of PROTAC degraders with …

Genomic alterations in cell-free DNA and enzalutamide resistance in castration-resistant prostate cancer

AW Wyatt, AA Azad, SV Volik, M Annala, K Beja… - JAMA …, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The molecular landscape underpinning response to the androgen receptor (AR)
antagonist enzalutamide in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer …

Functional analysis of androgen receptor mutations that confer anti-androgen resistance identified in circulating cell-free DNA from prostate cancer patients

N Lallous, SV Volik, S Awrey, E Leblanc, R Tse… - Genome biology, 2016 - Springer
Background The androgen receptor (AR) is a pivotal drug target for the treatment of prostate
cancer, including its lethal castration-resistant (CRPC) form. All current non-steroidal AR …

Small-Molecule Hydrophobic Tagging: A Promising Strategy of Druglike Technology for Targeted Protein Degradation: Miniperspective

S Xie, J Zhu, J Li, F Zhan, H Yao, J Xu… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Targeted protein degradation (TPD) technologies have catalyzed a paradigm shift in
therapeutic strategies and offer innovative avenues for drug design. Hydrophobic tags …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting androgen receptor degradation with PROTACs from bench to bedside

X Jia, X Han - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•AR is a clinically fully validated target for treatment of human prostate
cancer.•PROTAC AR degraders overcome common resistance mechanisms developed …

Therapeutic strategies to target the androgen receptor

W Xiang, S Wang - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
The androgen receptor (AR) plays a key role in the maintenance of muscle and bone and
the support of male sexual-related functions, as well as in the progression of prostate …

Best practices of computer-aided drug discovery: lessons learned from the development of a preclinical candidate for prostate cancer with a new mechanism of action

F Ban, K Dalal, H Li, E LeBlanc… - Journal of chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Small-molecule drug design is a complex and iterative decision-making process relying on
pre-existing knowledge and driven by experimental data. Low-molecular-weight chemicals …