Insights into current tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK) inhibitors: Development and clinical application
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Wei Yan Naga Rajiv Lakkaniga Francesca Carlomagno Massimo Santoro Neil McDonald Fengping Lv Naresh Gunaganti Brendan Frett Hong-Yu LiAbstract
The use of kinase-directed precision medicine has been heavily pursued since the discovery and development of imatinib. Annually, it is estimated that around ∼20 000 new cases of tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK) cancers are diagnosed, with the majority of cases exhibiting a TRK genomic rearrangement. In this Perspective, we discuss current development and clinical applications for TRK precision medicine by providing the following: (1) the biological background and significance of the TRK kinase family, (2) a compilation of known TRK inhibitors and analysis of their cocrystal structures, (3) an overview of TRK clinical trials, and (4) future perspectives for drug discovery and development of TRK inhibitors.
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Journal Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
Volume 62
Issue number 4
Pages 1731-1760
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Publisher website (DOI) 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b01092
Europe PubMed Central 30188734
Pubmed 30188734
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