IPH4102, a monoclonal antibody directed against the immune receptor molecule KIR3DL2, for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.

abstract：:Toll-like receptors (TLRs) form a family of pattern recognition receptors that have emerged as key mediators of innate immunity. These receptors sense invading microbes and initiate the immune response. TLR-mediated inflammation is an important pathogenic link between innate immunity and a diverse panel of clinical di...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Földes G,von Haehling S,Anker SD

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：:Of the antiarrhythmic drugs in current use, amiodarone is one of the most effective and is associated with a comparatively low risk of drug-induced pro-arrhythmia, probably due to its multiple pharmacological actions on cardiac ion channels and receptors. However, amiodarone is associated with significant extra-cardia...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Doggrell SA,Hancox JC

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The utility of transgenic animal bioreactors for the production of complex therapeutic proteins is based on lower production costs, higher production capacities and safer, pathogen free products. Until gene therapy becomes broadly efficacious, transgenic-derived therapeutics are the most attractive alternative for pro...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Van Cott KE,Velander WH

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin glargine (HOE 901) appears to be the first clinically useful extended-acting insulin preparation for 50 years. A combination of a di-arginine addition to the C-terminal of the insulin B-chain, and a glycine substitution in the A-chain, produce an insulin which is soluble at acid pH, but precipitates in sc. tis...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Home P

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association of abnormalities in the cellular and humoral immune system with various autoimmune diseases provides the rationale for apheresis technologies. While plasmapheresis or plasma exchange is limited by its non-selective removal of all plasma components, modern apheresis techniques aim to provide more specif...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Braun N,Bosch T

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is still considerable interest in cephem antibacterial agents. In fact, there are a significant number of patents submitted for this antibacterial class. All the new cephem derivatives, independent of which group they belong to (III to V), possess a 2-amino-5-thiazolyl or a 5-amino-2-thiadiazolyl ring with an ox...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Bryskier A

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Argatroban, a synthetic peptidomimetic antithrombin agent, is the first clinical anticoagulant solely to target thrombin. For some time, this drug has been used in Japan for the management of thromboembolic disorders. Recently, it has been approved in Japan for use in thrombotic and ischaemic stroke. Despite a large n...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Jeske W,Walenga JM,Lewis BE,Fareed J

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outcome of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors has been dramatically improved by therapy with imatinib mesilate (imatinib mesylate), a KIT and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Unfortunately, the majority of patients eventually experience disease progression due to drug re...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Sankhala KK,Papadopoulos KP

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TNP-470, an analogue of fumagillin, has been shown to inhibit angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo. In 1992, TNP-470 entered clinical development for cancer as an anti-angiogenic agent. It is currently in Phase I/II trials in Kaposi's sarcoma, renal cell carcinoma, brain cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer and prostat...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Kruger EA,Figg WD

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although the combination of an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody and chemotherapy has widely improved survival of patients with B-cell lymphoma, the disease still relapses. A better understanding of the biology of lymphomas has highlighted the role of the cell of origin in response to treatment and outcome. Le...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Garciaz S,Coso D,Schiano de Colella JM,Bouabdallah R

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pompholyx is a chronic relapsing inflammatory vesicobullous skin disease of the hands and feet belonging to the spectrum of eczema. Established treatments, both topical and systemic, are limited in efficacy, risk:benefit ratio and prevention of further relapses. New treatment options are needed. OBJECTIVE:T...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Wollina U

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The highly divergent histological heterogeneities, aggressive invasion and extremely poor response to treatment make glioblastoma (GBM) one of the most lethal and difficult cancers in humans. Among key elements driving its behavior is epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), however, neither traditional th...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Gao Q,Lei T,Ye F

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Sepsis with Bacillus anthracis infection has a very high mortality rate despite appropriate antibiotic and supportive therapies. Over the past 15 years, recent outbreaks in the US and in Europe, coupled with anthrax's bioterrorism weapon potential, have stimulated efforts to develop adjunctive therapies to...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Ohanjanian L,Remy KE,Li Y,Cui X,Eichacker PQ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Female hormonal contraceptive methods have undergone slow change over the past four decades. Due to social, political and legal reasons, as well as medical complications, several new methods have been removed from the contraceptive armamentarium almost as quickly as they have been added. With worldwide unintended preg...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Economidis MA,Mishell DR Jr

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for 30% of all deaths, with elevated blood pressure probably the most important modifiable risk factor. Worldwide, elevated blood pressure is estimated to cause 7.5 million deaths, about 12.8% of the total of all annual deaths. New ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Segura J,Salazar J,Ruilope LM

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:Molecules isolated from animals, insects, plants or microorganisms can provide prototypes for design of biopharmaceutical products. Some venom toxins and their derivatives are used in medicine, while others provide templates for development of new drugs. AREAS COVERED IN THIS REVIEW:The mild to...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Kerkis I,Silva Fde S,Pereira A,Kerkis A,Rádis-Baptista G

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：:While oral formulations of agonists at the serotonin (5-HT) receptor subdivisions 5-HT(1B/1D)--the "triptan" class of drugs--dominate the market for migraine therapy and while still more triptans are under development, recent research efforts have also explored other pharmacological avenues, which are mostly based on ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Mucke H

更新日期：2002-12-01 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：: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

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In the treatment of advanced/metastatic head and neck cancer (HNC), resistance to chemotherapy and to anti-EGFR agents remains a major issue, and new molecular drugs are eagerly awaited. Over the last decade, knowledge of the genetic landscape of HNC has rapidly grown. However, no tailored therapeutic inte...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Bossi P,Alfieri S

更新日期：2016-07-01 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：:Despite the use of the statins to lower low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, leading to major reductions in the mortality and morbidity that is associated with coronary artery disease, considerable mortality and morbidity remains. Increasing high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol levels has been associated with re...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Doggrell SA

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: The conventional management of most patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma (UC) is platinum-based chemotherapy followed by immunotherapy. Erdafitinib is an option in post-platinum patients with activating mutations in fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR)-3 and -2. Salvage therapy with taxanes ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： McGregor BA,Sonpavde G

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Crizotinib is a first-in-class ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), which has proven its superiority over standard platinum-based chemotherapy for the first-line therapy of ALK-rearranged non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. The development of acquired resistance to crizotinib represents an ongoing...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Karachaliou N,Santarpia M,Gonzalez Cao M,Teixido C,Sosa AE,Berenguer J,Rodriguez Capote A,Altavilla G,Rosell R

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylphenidate (MPH) is one of the most commonly prescribed medications to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Despite the elevated rates of ADHD in children with epilepsy, few studies have examined the use of MPH in this population. Case reports have warned about new-onset seizures in patients tre...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Baptista-Neto L,Dodds A,Rao S,Whitney J,Torres A,Gonzalez-Heydrich J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At present, the nucleoside reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibitors and protease inhibitors (PI) have dominated the therapeutic options for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. From the initial monotherapeutic strategies, to the widely accepted multi-drug cocktails of today, the use of these two...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Buckheit RW

更新日期：2001-08-01 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：BACKGROUND:Fenofibrate is the most widely used fibrate. Its efficacy and tolerability in the treatment of hypertriglyceridaemia and combined hyperlipidaemia have been demonstrated in several clinical trials. OBJECTIVE:To review the pharmacology, lipid-lowering and extra-lipid effects of fenofibrate and to preview ABT-...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Filippatos T,Milionis HJ

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00