title: Kinases as drug discovery targets in hematologic malignancies.
abstract: Protein kinases have emerged as one of the most promising targets for rational drug discovery. In a similar manner to imatinib mesylate (Gleevec), hematological malignancies offer multiple pharmacologic opportunities for manipulation of kinase-induced tumor cell proliferation. Certain kinases have been validated as targets for drug discovery in hematological malignancies (such as BCR-ABL and FLT3); other novel kinases hold considerable interest for targeted intervention: myeloid leukemias (KDR, KIT, CSF-1R, RAS and RAF), lymphoid leukemias (JAK2 fusion protein, TIE-1, CDK modulators), lymphoma (ALK, CDK modulators, mTOR), myeloproliferative disorders (PDGF-R or FGF-R fusion gene products, FGF-R1) and myeloma (FGF-R3, STAT3). Over the past five years, the number of kinase-targeted drug therapies undergoing clinical development has increased exponentially. This review will focus on novel kinase targets currently undergoing preclinical and clinical investigation.
authors.affiliation: alennoxh@aol.com
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hannah
mesh_terms: D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000201:enzymology*; D006801:Humans; D010770:Phosphotransferases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism*; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010770:Phosphotransferases; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases