Targeting CDK4 and CDK6 in cancer

S Goel, JS Bergholz, JJ Zhao - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4) and CDK6 are critical mediators of cellular
transition into S phase and are important for the initiation, growth and survival of many …

Small molecule kinase inhibitor drugs (1995–2021): medical indication, pharmacology, and synthesis

CC Ayala-Aguilera, T Valero… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The central role of dysregulated kinase activity in the etiology of progressive disorders,
including cancer, has fostered incremental efforts on drug discovery programs over the past …

Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and 6 inhibitors for hormone receptor-positive breast cancer: past, present, and future

LM Spring, SA Wander, F Andre, B Moy, NC Turner… - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
The development and approval of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4 and 6 inhibitors for
hormone receptor-positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative …

Epidermal growth factor receptor cell proliferation signaling pathways

P Wee, Z Wang - Cancers, 2017 - mdpi.com
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a receptor tyrosine kinase that is commonly
upregulated in cancers such as in non-small-cell lung cancer, metastatic colorectal cancer …

Regulating tumor suppressor genes: post-translational modifications

L Chen, S Liu, Y Tao - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2020 - nature.com
Tumor suppressor genes cooperate with each other in tumors. Three important tumor
suppressor proteins, retinoblastoma (Rb), p53, phosphatase, and tensin homolog deleted …

Fulvestrant plus palbociclib versus fulvestrant plus placebo for treatment of hormone-receptor-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer that progressed on …

M Cristofanilli, NC Turner, I Bondarenko, J Ro… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background In the PALOMA-3 study, the combination of the CDK4 and CDK6 inhibitor
palbociclib and fulvestrant was associated with significant improvements in progression-free …

Cyclin-dependent protein serine/threonine kinase inhibitors as anticancer drugs

R Roskoski Jr - Pharmacological research, 2019 - Elsevier
Cyclins and cyclin-dependent protein kinases (CDKs) are important proteins that are
required for the regulation and expression of the large number of components necessary for …

Treating cancer with selective CDK4/6 inhibitors

B O'leary, RS Finn, NC Turner - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2016 - nature.com
Uncontrolled cellular proliferation, mediated by dysregulation of the cell-cycle machinery
and activation of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) to promote cell-cycle progression, lies at …

Bridged proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) enables degradation of undruggable targets

Y Xiong, Y Zhong, H Yim, X Yang, KS Park… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Proteolysis Targeting Chimeras (PROTACs) are attractive therapeutic modalities for
degrading disease-causing proteins. While many PROTACs have been developed for …

Palbociclib in hormone-receptor–positive advanced breast cancer

NC Turner, J Ro, F André, S Loi, S Verma… - … England Journal of …, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Growth of hormone-receptor–positive breast cancer is dependent on cyclin-
dependent kinases 4 and 6 (CDK4 and CDK6), which promote progression from the G1 …