[HTML][HTML] Targeting AURKA in Cancer: molecular mechanisms and opportunities for Cancer therapy

R Du, C Huang, K Liu, X Li, Z Dong - Molecular cancer, 2021 - Springer
Aurora kinase A (AURKA) belongs to the family of serine/threonine kinases, whose
activation is necessary for cell division processes via regulation of mitosis. AURKA shows …

Cell cycle proteins as promising targets in cancer therapy

T Otto, P Sicinski - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2017 - nature.com
Cancer is characterized by uncontrolled tumour cell proliferation resulting from aberrant
activity of various cell cycle proteins. Therefore, cell cycle regulators are considered …

Aurora‐A kinase: a potent oncogene and target for cancer therapy

M Yan, C Wang, B He, M Yang, M Tong… - Medicinal research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The Aurora kinase family is comprised of three serine/threonine kinases, Aurora‐A, Aurora‐
B, and Aurora‐C. Among these, Aurora‐A and Aurora‐B play central roles in mitosis …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic regulation in hematopoiesis and its implications in the targeted therapy of hematologic malignancies

A Zhao, H Zhou, J Yang, M Li, T Niu - Signal Transduction and Targeted …, 2023 - nature.com
Hematologic malignancies are one of the most common cancers, and the incidence has
been rising in recent decades. The clinical and molecular features of hematologic …

Phase II study of alisertib, a selective Aurora A kinase inhibitor, in relapsed and refractory aggressive B-and T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas

JW Friedberg, D Mahadevan, E Cebula… - Journal of clinical …, 2014 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Aurora A kinase (AAK) is overexpressed in aggressive lymphomas and can
correlate with more histologically aggressive forms of disease. We therefore designed a …

Mitosis inhibitors in anticancer therapy: When blocking the exit becomes a solution

AC Henriques, D Ribeiro, J Pedrosa, B Sarmento… - Cancer letters, 2019 - Elsevier
Current microtubule-targeting agents (MTAs) remain amongst the most important antimitotic
drugs used against a broad range of malignancies. By perturbing spindle assembly, MTAs …

Aurora A kinase is a priority pharmaceutical target for the treatment of cancers

AP Damodaran, L Vaufrey, O Gavard… - Trends in pharmacological …, 2017 - cell.com
Aurora kinases control multiple events during cell cycle progression and are essential for
mitotic and meiotic bipolar spindle assembly and function. There are three Aurora kinases in …

Phase I pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic study of MLN8237, an investigational, oral, selective aurora a kinase inhibitor, in patients with advanced solid tumors

A Cervantes, E Elez, D Roda, J Ecsedy, T Macarulla… - Clinical cancer …, 2012 - AACR
Abstract Purpose: Aurora A kinase (AAK) is a key regulator of mitosis and a target for
anticancer drug development. This phase I study investigated the safety, pharmacokinetics …

[HTML][HTML] Aurora kinase A in gastrointestinal cancers: time to target

A Katsha, A Belkhiri, L Goff, W El-Rifai - Molecular cancer, 2015 - Springer
Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers are a major cause of cancer-related deaths. During the last two
decades, several studies have shown amplification and overexpression of Aurora kinase A …

The investigational Aurora kinase A inhibitor alisertib (MLN8237) induces cell cycle G2/M arrest, apoptosis, and autophagy via p38 MAPK and Akt/mTOR signaling …

JP Li, YX Yang, QL Liu, ST Pan, ZX He… - Drug design …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Alisertib (ALS) is an investigational potent Aurora A kinase inhibitor currently undergoing
clinical trials for the treatment of hematological and non-hematological malignancies …