Second-generation epidermal growth factor tyrosine kinase inhibitors in non-small cell lung cancer.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Therapeutic options for mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome include a variety of immunomodulatory, epigenetic, and cytotoxic options; however, none has been demonstrated to be efficacious for all patients, or to deliver deep and durable responses to the majority of patients. In this review, we examine th...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Van Der Weyden C,Bagot M,Neeson P,Darcy PK,Prince HM

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The focus of this meeting was the interface between eating disorders and obesity. A symposium at this meeting dealt with advances in treatment for bulimia nervosa (BN) and binge eating disorder. There were two presentations in this symposium that addressed pharmacological treatments. One reviewed drug treatments for B...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Kaplan AS

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly. Pharmacological treatment of AD includes Anticholinesterase Inhibitors (AChEIs) for mild-moderate AD, and memantine for severe AD. These drugs provide mainly symptomatic short-term benefits without clearly influencing the progres...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Galimberti D,Scarpini E

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth hormone-insensitivity syndrome (GHIS) is usually caused by mutations in the growth hormone receptor. Recombinant IGF-I has been used to treat GHIS either alone (mecasermin) or in combination with IGF-binding protein (IGFBP)-3 (mecasermin rinfabate). IGF-I increases the growth velocity of children with IGF defic...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Kemp SF,Thrailkill KM

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Current treatment for polycythemia vera (PV) is limited and primarily targets thrombosis risk. Agents targeting distinct mechanisms of action within myeloproliferation are undergoing clinical evaluation to optimize efficacy, improve tolerance and augment long term disease complications. AREA COVERED:This ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Padrnos L,Mesa R

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroimmunophilin ligands are a class of compounds that hold great promise for the treatment of nerve injuries and neurological disease. In contrast to neurotrophins (e.g., nerve growth factor), these compounds readily cross the blood-brain barrier, being orally effective in a variety of animal models of ischaemia, tr...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Gold BG

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The beneficial effect of beta-hydroxy-beta-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) in primary prevention of coronary artery disease in those with hypercholesterolaemia and in secondary prevention in those with established coronary vascular disease are now well known. A growing body of eviden...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Delanty N,Vaughan CJ,Sheehy N

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors are a new class of targeted anticancer agents. Several HDAC inhibitors are in clinical trials and have shown significant activity against a spectrum of both haematological and solid tumours at doses that are well tolerated by patients. HDACs and histone acetyltransferases can, by ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Marks PA,Dokmanovic M

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherothrombosis, or thrombus formation, at the site of a disrupted atherosclerotic plaque is the common pathophysiology related to myocardial infarction, ischaemic stroke and peripheral arterial disease. A growing body of evidence demonstrates an important role for vascular inflammation in the pathophysiology of athe...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Herbert JM

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clusterin is a stress-induced cytoprotective chaperone protein, regulated by HSF1, and functions similarly to a small heat-shock protein. Clusterin is expressed in a variety of cancers and associated with broad-spectrum treatment resistance. Custirsen (OGX-011) is a 2'-methoxyethyl modified phosphorothioate ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Chi KN,Zoubeidi A,Gleave ME

更新日期：2008-12-01 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：:Parasitic infections are widespread in developing countries and frequently associated with immunocompromised patients in developed countries. Consequently, such infections are responsible for a significant amount of human mortality, morbidity and economic hardship. A growing consensus has identified the urgent need fo...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Soeiro MN,De Souza EM,Stephens CE,Boykin DW

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Through well-designed clinical trials, advances have been made in the treatment of localised and advanced colorectal cancer. It has been established that 6 months of 5-fluorouracil-based chemotherapy will improve overall survival in patients with stage III...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Mulcahy MF,Benson AB 3rd

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Aberrant regulation of platelet-derived growth factors (PDGFs) and their receptors (PDGFR) has been shown to be involved in many solid tumors, including breast cancer. PDGFR-α and PDGFR-β expressions were documented in breast cancer and are correlated with tumor aggressiveness and metastasis. Preclinical e...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Criscitiello C,Gelao L,Viale G,Esposito A,Curigliano G

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial protection through pharmacological approaches represents a large therapeutic challenge and is an important therapeutic strategy in patients with coronary artery disease, particularly after myocardial infarction. Extensive animal experiments have repeatedly demonstrated the efficacy of sodium-hydrogen exchan...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Karmazyn M

更新日期：2000-05-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Chagas disease treatment relies on the lengthy administration of benznidazole and/or nifurtimox, which have frequent toxicity associated. The disease, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is mostly diagnosed at its chronic phase when life-threatening symptomatology manifest in approximately 30% of tho...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Martínez-Peinado N,Cortes-Serra N,Losada-Galvan I,Alonso-Vega C,Urbina JA,Rodríguez A,VandeBerg JL,Pinazo MJ,Gascon J,Alonso-Padilla J

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:IMPORTANCE OF THIS FIELD: Microtubule-inhibiting drugs are among the most commonly prescribed agents in the combat against cancer, though the clinical use of these drugs is limited by acquired resistance, risk of hypersensitivity reactions and intolerable toxicity. With progress in our understanding of cytos...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Chen SM,Meng LH,Ding J

更新日期：2010-03-01 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：:Neural cell transplantation is an emerging therapy that may provide an effective treatment for neurodegenerative disorders. The most extensive work with neural transplants has been carried out for Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases. However, intensive efforts are also being made for the treatment of other neurologi...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Dinsmore JH

更新日期：1998-04-01 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：:Increasing evidence suggests an important role for autocrine/paracrine prolactin in breast and prostate cancers and other disease states. Prolactin production in these extrapituitary sites is not governed by dopamine agonists, a finding that has spurred the production of prolactin receptor antagonists. This review foc...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Walker AM

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review focuses on the clinical development of the prototype broad spectrum inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), flavopiridol, now undergoing Phase II single-agent trials and Phase I combination trials (with paclitaxel and cisplatin). Preclinically, flavopiridol is a potent inhibitor of CDKs 1, 2 and 4 in...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Kelland LR

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes is a chronic, debilitating disease that afflicts millions of people worldwide and poor glycemic control in this disease leads to numerous microvascular and macrovascular complications. There is growing evidence that tight glycemic control prevents the development, and delays the progression, of microvascular ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Mudaliar S

更新日期：2007-10-01 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:Allergic rhinitis significantly impacts quality of life and current treatments are frequently unsatisfying. VTX-1463 is a potent, selective, Toll-like receptor (TLR) 8 agonist administered weekly via the intranasal route without concomitant administration of allergen for the treatment of allergic rhinitis....

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Horak F

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Thermo transient receptor potential (thermoTRP) channels are some of the most intensely pursued therapeutic targets of the past decade. They are considered promising targets of numerous diseases including chronic pain and cancer. Modulators of these proteins, in particular TRPV1-4, TRPM8 and TRPA1, have re...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Fernández-Carvajal A,González-Muñiz R,Fernández-Ballester G,Ferrer-Montiel A

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effectiveness of the influenza vaccine in persons with high-risk conditions needs to be improved. In this paper, the authors review various vaccination strategies, including repeated doses of the vaccine or the use of higher hemagglutinin (HA) content vaccines that have been shown to result in improved immunogenicity....

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Safdar A,Cox MM

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The salivary gland (SG) in primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is characterized by its lack of function (hyposalivation) and lymphocytic invasion. Small-molecule inhibitors (SMIs) are a new class of drugs, whose diminutive size permits diffusion into cells. SMIs targeting components of the immune system are e...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Pringle S,Wang X,Bootsma H,Spijkervet FKL,Vissink A,Kroese FGM

更新日期：2019-07-01 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