Abstract
Intracellular signalling pathways mediating the effects of oncogenes on cell growth and transformation offer novel targets for the development of anticancer drugs. With this approach, it may be sufficient to target a component of the signalling pathway activated by the oncogene rather than the oncogene product itself. In this review, teh abilities of some antiproliferative drugs to inhibit signalling targets are considered. There are some anticancer drugs already in clinical trial that may act by inhibiting signalling targets, as well as drugs in preclinical development. Some problems that may be encountered in developing this new class of anticancer drugs are discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 57-95 |
| Number of pages | 39 |
| Journal | Pharmacology and Therapeutics |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1994 |
Keywords
- Intracellular signalling
- anticancer drugs
- growth factors
- oncogenes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacology (medical)