Focal adhesion kinase inhibitors in the treatment of solid tumors : Preclinical and clinical evidence

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Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) is a 125-kDa cytoplasmic protein kinase that is implicated in several cellular functions. This protein is an attractive molecular target for cancer therapy because a wide variety of studies have demonstrated associations between the activation or elevated expression of FAK and tumor progression, invasion, and drug resistance in malignant tumors. Here, we review the strategies used to inhibit FAK activity in solid tumors. We also include an overview of the preclinical (in vitro and in vivo) and clinical studies on FAK inhibitors.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Drug discovery today - 27(2022), 2 vom: 02. Feb., Seite 664-674

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Quispe, Patricia A [VerfasserIn]
Lavecchia, Martin J [VerfasserIn]
León, Ignacio E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cancer
EC 2.7.10.2
FAK
Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
Focal adhesion kinase
Inhibitors
Journal Article
Mechanism of action
Metastasis
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

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Date Completed 20.04.2022

Date Revised 20.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.drudis.2021.11.025

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM333932234