Development of the Third Generation EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Anticancer Therapy

Title:Development of the Third Generation EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Anticancer Therapy

Volume: 23 Issue: 29

Author(s): Weiyan Cheng, Jianhua Zhou, Xin Tian and Xiaojian Zhang

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Keywords: Anticancer, Clinical, EGFR, Mutation, Small molecule inhibitor, Third generation.

Abstract: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is one of the most important targets in anticancer therapy. Till date, a large number of first and second generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have been marketed or advanced into clinical studies. However, the occurrence of TKI-resistant mutations has led to the loss of efficacy of these inhibitors. In the purpose of overcoming resistant mutations and reducing side effects, lots of third generation EGFR inhibitors are explored with promising potencies against EGFR mutations while sparing wild-type EGFR. This review outlines the current landscape of the development of third generation EGFR inhibitors, mainly focusing on the biological properties, clinical status and structure-activity relationships.

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Cheng Weiyan, Zhou Jianhua, Tian Xin and Zhang Xiaojian, Development of the Third Generation EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Anticancer Therapy, Current Medicinal Chemistry 2016; 23 (29) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867323666160510123604