DNA minor groove binding ligands: a new class of anticancer agents.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects > 14 million individuals worldwide. Although 90% of patients with AMD have the dry form, neovascular AMD accounts for the vast majority of patients who develop legal blindness. Until recently, few treatment options existed for treatment of neovascular AMD. The a...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Dixon JA,Oliver SC,Olson JL,Mandava N

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Minimal change disease (MCD) and Focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) are two of the major causes of nephrotic syndrome (NS) in children and adults. According to KDIGO (Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes) guidelines, the treatment of adult primary MCD and FSGS should be based on immunosuppr...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Siligato R,Cernaro V,Nardi C,De Gregorio F,Gembillo G,Costantino G,Conti G,Buemi M,Santoro D

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:The use of traditional medicines of natural origin is being encouraged for the treatment of chronic disorders, as synthetic drugs in such cases may cause unpredictable adverse effects. Berberine, a traditional plant alkaloid, is used in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine for its antimicrobial and an...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Vuddanda PR,Chakraborty S,Singh S

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a painful, sterile, disorder of the urinary bladder characterised by urgency, frequency, nocturia and pain. IC occurs primarily in women but also in men with recent findings indicating that chronic, abacterial prostatitis may be a variant of this condition. The prevalence of IC has ranged...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Theoharides TC,Sant GR

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor-ionophore complex plays a key role in learning and memory and has efficacy in animals and humans with affective disorders. GLYX-13 is an N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) glycine-site functional partial agonist and cognitive enhancer that also shows rapid antidepressan...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Moskal JR,Burch R,Burgdorf JS,Kroes RA,Stanton PK,Disterhoft JF,Leander JD

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the main agent of chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in the western world. It affects more than 170 million people worldwide. HCV treatment, based on the combination of Peg-interferon and ribavirin, is effective in about 50% of treated pati...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Gentile I,Carleo MA,Borgia F,Castaldo G,Borgia G

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Neuropathic pain is a chronic condition that significantly affects the quality of life of millions of people globally. Most of the pharmacologic treatments currently in use demonstrate modest efficacy and over half of all patients do not respond to medical management. Hence, there is a need for new, effi...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Kushnarev M,Pirvulescu IP,Candido KD,Knezevic NN

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibiting the tyrosine kinase activity of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) has an established role in the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer. The first-generation EGFR inhibitors erlotinib and gefitinib have been approved for treatment in the second- and third-line setting. Second-generation ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Mukherji D,Spicer J

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In most countries the last two decades have seen a very substantial rise in the prevalence of heart failure, and in a majority of patients hypertension is both an antecedent condition and a contributing cause. Heart failure is also a major cause of hospital admissions; its amelioration and, as far as possible, prevent...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Funder JW

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Inhaled corticosteroids are the only drugs that effectively suppress the airway inflammation, but they can induce considerable systemic and adverse effects when they are administered chronically at high doses. Consequently, the pharmaceutical industry is still searching for newer entities with an improved ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Cazzola M,Coppola A,Rogliani P,Matera MG

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxcarbazepine (OXC) was introduced in 1990 and is now registered in 54 countries worldwide as monotherapy, as add-on treatment for partial seizures, with or without secondarily generalised seizures, and primary generalised tonic-clonic seizures. OXC and its active metabolite, monohydroxy derivative (MHD), block voltag...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Schachter SC

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Inhibitors against the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway are revolutionizing the treatment and management of malignancies. AREAS COVERED:We summarize our current understanding of the function of PD-1, its role in immune evasion, the clinical data available that support the use of PD-1 antagonist in Hodgkin and non-Hodgk...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Chang A,Schlafer D,Flowers CR,Allen PB

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked recessive disorder caused by mutations in the dystrophin (DMD) gene. Most patients die from respiratory failure or cardiomyopathy. There are significant unmet needs for treatments for DMD as the standard of care is principally limited to symptom relief throu...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Sheikh O,Yokota T

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) controls a key signaling pathway in the development of many malignant diseases. Several genetic studies have proven its central role in the regulation of apoptosis, proliferation, angiogenesis and immune responses making it an attractive target for...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Mankan AK,Greten FR

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early breast carcinoma is defined as pathological stage 1 (pT1N0M0) tumour and its incidence has recently increased possibly due to the advent of mammography based mass screening. Overall survival of these patients is in general excellent, but more than 20% of them will eventually develop distant metastasis and die. T...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Sasano H

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IBC's 5(th) Annual Conference on Blood Substitutes was held on November 20-21, 1997. Approximately 100 medical researchers, academic scientists, blood substitute company speakers and representatives from major pharmaceutical companies with an interest or partner in the field attended. The papers presented focused on t...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Shorr RG

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BCR-ABL, a constitutively active tyrosine kinase, causes chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML). Rational development of drugs targeting BCR-ABL has significantly improved the treatment of CML. Imatinib (a BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitor) produces haematological and cytogenetic remissions across all phases of CML and is th...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Jabbour E,Cortes J,Kantarjian H

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gaucher disease (GD) is an inborn error of glycosphingolipid metabolism, associated with multisystemic manifestations resulting from the lysosomal accumulation of an incompletely degraded material (glucosylceramide) within cells of monocyte/macrophage lineage. In the majority of GD patients with non-neurological invol...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Pastores GM,Barnett NL

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All of the glucose-lowering agents available today for the treatment of diabetes resulted from the in vivo antidiabetic drug discovery approach. This is not surprising given the limited understanding of the biochemical basis of diabetes. With new developments in the elucidation of the biochemistry and physiology of di...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Luo J

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Binding of microbial cell surface adhesins to host receptor molecules is a critical early step in microbial infection and pathogenesis. Anti-adhesive strategies aimed at blocking this interaction offer an attractive means of preventing infection at an early stage. The strategy should reduce the likelihood of resistant...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Kelly CG,Younson JS

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two classes of luteinising hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) analogues have been developed so far to be used for oncological therapies: LHRH agonists and antagonists. LHRH agonists are widely and successfully used for the management of steroid-dependent malignancies. Chronic administrations of these compounds result in...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Limonta P,Montagnani Marelli M,Moretti RM

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are a rare and difficult to treat malignancy. Efforts to utilize targeted therapy have been ongoing for the last decade and have resulted in the approval of pazopanib for treatment of advanced disease. Although several other agents have been investigated, the inability to predict...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Mohindra N,Agulnik M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Asthma is a major disease burden worldwide. Treatment with steroids and long acting β-agonists effectively manage symptoms in many patients but do not treat the underlying cause of disease and have serious side effects when used long term and in children. Therapies targeting the underlying causes of asthma...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Hansbro PM,Scott GV,Essilfie AT,Kim RY,Starkey MR,Nguyen DH,Allen PD,Kaiko GE,Yang M,Horvat JC,Foster PS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are several reasons to believe that agents that augment cAMP-mediated signalling in cardiac myocytes should have beneficial effects in patients with heart failure. However, clinical trials of first-generation cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase (PDE3) inhibitors, which raise cAMP content by blocking its hydrolys...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Movsesian MA

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) plays a key role in DNA repair mechanisms by detecting and initiating repair after DNA strand breaks. Inhibition of PARP in DNA repair-defective tumors (like those with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations) can lead to gross genomic instability and cell death. Likewise, combining PARP inhibitio...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Rodon J,Iniesta MD,Papadopoulos K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Multiple myeloma (MM) remains an incurable malignancy indicating a need for continued investigation of novel therapies. Recent studies have highlighted the role of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK) in the pathogenesis of MM. PD0332991 (Palbociclib) is an orally bioavailable, highly selective inhibitor of the ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Altenburg JD,Farag SS

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complement is part of the innate immune system, acting to protect the host from microorganisms such as bacteria, and other foreign and abnormal cells. Although primarily protective, complement activation can also cause damage to the host. In a number of inflammatory diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and dermati...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Mizuno M,Cole DS

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Plasma kallikrein is a  mediator of vascular leakage and inflammation. Activation of plasma kallikrein can induce features of diabetic macular edema (DME) in preclinical models. Human vitreous shows elevated plasma kallikrein levels in patients with DME. Because of the incomplete response of some patient...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Bhatwadekar AD,Kansara VS,Ciulla TA

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukotriene B(4) (LTB(4)) is a lipid inflammatory mediator derived from membrane phospholipids by the sequential actions of cytosolic phospholipase A2 (PLA2), 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) and leukotriene A(4) (LTA(4)) hydrolase. Several inflammatory diseases, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, arthritis...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Hicks A,Monkarsh SP,Hoffman AF,Goodnow R Jr

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus is the most common chronic, blood-bourne infection, affecting 170 million people worldwide, approximately 3% of the global population. Of those infected with hepatitis C virus, 50 - 85% will develop chronic hepatitis C. Although hepatitis C is primarily a disease of the liver, a diagnosis is currentl...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Pockros PJ

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00