Aripiprazole acts as a selective dopamine D2 receptor partial agonist.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microtubule stabilizing agents such as taxanes are an integral part of therapy for multiple solid tumors. However, due to limitations of these agents, newer more effective cytotoxic agents are necessary. Ixabepilone, an epothilone B analog, is a novel microtubule stabilizing agent. OBJECTIVE:This review pro...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Denduluri N,Swain SM

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) due to industrial, military, and recreational noise exposure is a major, but also potentially preventable cause of acquired hearing loss. For the United States it is estimated that 26 million people (15% of the population) between the ages of 20 and 69 have a high-frequenc...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Sha SH,Schacht J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Vascular-disrupting agents (VDAs) are a new class of oncology drugs, which specifically target established tumor neovasculature and have a relatively low toxicity profile. VDAs generally have non-overlapping side effects when concomitantly used with conventional cytotoxics. Several members of the VDA class...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Mita MM,Sargsyan L,Mita AC,Spear M

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：:Plasma concentrations of the peptide endothelin (ET) are elevated in several cardiovascular diseases. Animal studies suggest that activation of ET receptors may contribute to the increase in vascular resistance and remodelling of cardiovascular tissues that are characteristic of these pathologies. Antagonists of these...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Maguire JJ,Davenport AP

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tremendous increase in the global prevalence of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and its conglomeration of metabolic disorders has dramatically intensified the search for innovative therapies to fight this emerging epidemic. Over the last decade, the family of nuclear receptors, especially the peroxisome proliferator-activat...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Savkur RS,Miller AR

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Type 2 diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by persistent hyperglycemia resulting from progressive deficient of insulin in patients with a background of insulin resistance. Current treatment algorithms recommended by American Diabetes Association/The European Association for the Study of D...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Tan X,Cao X,Zhou M,Zou P,Hu J

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disruption of a vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque is well-recognised as the primary cause of stroke, non-fatal myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death. Novel therapeutic agents are being developed to stabilise such plaques. The initial evaluation of these drugs would be facilitated by the use of non-invasive im...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Sosnovik DE,Muller JE,Kathiresan S,Brady TJ

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bromocriptine, a potent dopamine D(2) receptor agonist, has been shown to reduce insulin resistance, glucose intolerance and hyperlipidaemia in both numerous animal studies and in Phase II studies. Bromocriptine has been used worldwide for over 20 years to treat Parkinson's disease, macroprolactinoma and other disorde...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Cincotta AH,Meier AH,Cincotta M Jr

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Armodafinil is a wake-promoting agent developed by Cephalon that was approved in mid-2007 for the treatment of excessive sleepiness associated with narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea and shift work disorder. It is the R-enantiomer of the compound modafinil. Like modafinil, the mechanism of action for armoda...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Lankford DA

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian cancer leads to more fatalities than any other form of gynaecological cancer in North America and Europe. Over the last 30 years survival figures have improved somewhat due to improvements in diagnosis, surgery and chemotherapy. Despite these advances, the majority of patients will die from their disease, with...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Harries M,Kaye SB

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Regorafenib (BAY 73-4506) is a novel, orally active, diphenylurea multikinase inhibitor of VEGFR1-3, c-KIT, TIE-2, PDGFR-β, FGFR-1, RET, RAF-1, BRAF and p38 MAP kinase. AREAS COVERED:This review covers the preclinical development of regorafenib as well as the pivotal Phase I studies. The safety profile of...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Strumberg D,Schultheis B

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although significant advances have been made in the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), patients still develop resistance to standard therapies and require the administration of subsequent lines of treatment. New therapeutic approaches are thus imperative to improve the prognosis for patients...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Bilen MA,Carlisle JW,Sonpavde G

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prinomastat (formerly AG3340, Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) is a potent, selective oral inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-2, -9, -13 and -14. This peculiar selectivity should represent an advantage for prinomastat in terms of efficacy/tolerability. The drug has been shown to inhibit tumour growth and angiogenesis...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Scatena R

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The fast actions of the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate are mediated by glutamate-gated ion channels (ionotropic Glu receptors). Metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGlus) are coupled to second messenger pathways via G proteins and modulate glutamatergic and GABAergic neurotransmission. Of the eight di...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Raber J,Duvoisin RM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Circadian rhythm is a natural endogenous process occurring roughly every 24 hours. Circadian rhythm dysfunction is involved in diabetic retinopathy (DR) pathogenesis. Interestingly, there are investigational drugs that exhibit potential in the treatment of DR by targeting circadian rhythm dysfunction. ARE...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Bhatwadekar AD,Rameswara V

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical trials of several platelet glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitors have demonstrated an unequivocal benefit of this potent antithrombotic therapy in high-risk patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) as well as in those undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. In all of these major trials, ho...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Salam AM

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The significant proportion of gout patients not reaching serum urate levels below 6.0 mg/dL and the debated pathogenicity of hyperuricemia (HU) itself motivate investigators to develop new drugs to decrease uricemia. AREAS COVERED:This review discusses the drugs considered to be in active development from...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Pascart T,Richette P

更新日期：2018-05-01 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：: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：:Recently there have been considerable advances made in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. For the first time since its initial clinical description in the 1800s, there are now available several medications which unequivocally exert favourable clinical effects through the lowering of the biological activity of the hu...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Goodin DS

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) serves as a critical facilitator for oncogene addiction. There has been augmenting enthusiasm in pursuing HSP90 as an anticancer strategy. In fact, since the initial serendipitous discovery that geldanamycin (GM) inhibits HSP90, the field has rapidly moved from proof-of-concep...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Jhaveri K,Ochiana SO,Dunphy MP,Gerecitano JF,Corben AD,Peter RI,Janjigian YY,Gomes-DaGama EM,Koren J 3rd,Modi S,Chiosis G

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable advances have been made on compounds that are active as inhibitors of HIV entry and fusion. The discovery of chemokines a few years ago focused the attention on coreceptor inhibitors in addition to fusion and attachment blockers. During the last 5 years, there has been an intense research activity from bo...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Citterio P,Rusconi S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Ewing sarcoma family tumors (ESFT) are a group of aggressive diseases, characterized histologically by small, round, blue cells and genetically by translocation involving EWS and ETS partner genes. The current treatment of localized Ewing sarcoma (ES) requires a multi-disciplinary approach, including multi...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Vornicova O,Bar-Sela G

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In 2010, about 8.8 million new cases of tuberculosis were recorded and 1.1 million people died of tuberculosis worldwide. Although numbers are in decrease since 2006, tuberculosis still represents a global issue and a major public health threat, due to appearance of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Engohang-Ndong J

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:Antibacterial drug discovery and development has slowed considerably in recent years, with novel classes discovered decades ago and regulatory approvals tougher to get. Traditional approaches and the newer genomic mining approaches have not yielded novel classes of antibacterial compounds. Inste...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Devasahayam G,Scheld WM,Hoffman PS

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marfan syndrome is the most common genetic disorder of the connective tissue with an estimated prevalence of 1:10,000. The disease is characterised by manifestations in the cardiovascular, skeletal and ocular systems. The most severe manifestations are those of the cardiovascular system: mitral valve prolapse and dila...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Phylactou LA,Kilpatrick MW

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AGI-1067 is a derivative of probucol that is a promising new development for the treatment of restenosis and possibly atherosclerosis. In monkeys fed a high-fat diet for 1 year, AGI-1067 prevented the development of atherosclerosis. In these monkeys, AGI-1067 lowered plasma levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-chol...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Doggrell SA

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a growing understanding of the central role that platelets play in coronary artery disease. The glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor has recently been identified as the final common pathway for platelet aggregation and hence has been the focus of many clinical trials to influence various aspects of coronary artery ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Salam AM,Suwaidi JA

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several lines of evidence suggest that chronic heart failure is a state of chronic inflammation. Indeed, various pro-inflammatory markers, including the cytokines TNF-alpha, and interleukin 6 and 1, are activated in the course of the disease. In chronic heart failure, these substances are frequently induced even befor...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： von Haehling S,Anker SD

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00