新的药物组合和早期药物开发的合成致死性方法

Title:Novel Synthetic Lethality Approaches for Drug Combinations and Early Drug Development

Volume: 17 Issue: 1

Author(s): Alberto Ocana and Atanasio Pandiella

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关键词: 合成致死性，药物组合，治疗指数，免疫制剂，免疫治疗，癌症。

摘要: Preclinical evaluation of drug combinations is challenging. In this mini-review we discuss the concept of synthetic lethality and how this can impact on the evaluation of drug combinations and its clinical development. We will also review novel combinations with immunologic agents and the concept of collateral lethality. We suggest that identification of synthetic lethality interactions including collateral lethality using novel drug combinations can speed up the drug development process. This approach may identify synergistic combinations in tumors with a specific molecular alteration, limiting toxicity to normal tissue. In addition, the combination of an immunotherapy with an agent targeting cancer cells have the potential for acting on different functions with no overlapping of toxicities. Here, we also discuss potential consequences of this approach in the design of early clinical studies.

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Alberto Ocana and Atanasio Pandiella , Novel Synthetic Lethality Approaches for Drug Combinations and Early Drug Development, Current Cancer Drug Targets 2017; 17 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568009616666151203224714