Advances in preclinical small molecules for the treatment of NSCLC.

Expert Opin Ther Pat

Shandong University, Chemistry, 27 Shanda Nanlu, Jinan, 250100, China.

Published: June 2009

Background: NSCLC accounts for 85% of all lung cancer cases and is the leading cause of cancer mortality. Advances in the knowledge of molecular events governing oncogenesis have led to a number of novel therapeutic agents targeting specific pathways critical for tumor growth.

Objective: To summarize the recent preclinical developments of small molecules for NSCLC therapy.

Methods: This review primarily consists of patents and publications between 1997 and 2008.

Results/conclusion: Small molecules with known targets, such as inhibitors for EGFR, VEGF, RAS-RAF-MAP kinase pathway, phosphoinositide 3-kinase pathway, histone deacetylase, protein phosphatase, topoisomerase, cyclin dependent kinases, heat-shock protein, tubulin, DNA and MET are reviewed. Other novel small molecules with potent efficacy without target information are also discussed.

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