title: Update on aurora kinase inhibitors in gynecologic malignancies.
abstract: Aurora kinases are essential for the regulation of chromosome segregation and cytokinesis during mitosis and play a role in tumorigenesis and tumor progression in humans. Aurora kinase A and Aurora kinase B are overexpressed in some gynecologic cancers, and their overexpression is associated with poor prognosis. Thus, targeting of Aurora kinases has become an attractive strategy for pharmaceutical companies, who have developed more than 30 Aurora kinase inhibitors for treatment of cancers. Some of these inhibitors have been shown to be effective in targeted therapies for human cancer, and others are currently being investigated. In this review, we summarize the most recent advances in preclinical studies and clinical trials of patented Aurora kinase inhibitors for gynecologic tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Hye S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Chon
authors.forename: Siqing
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kavanagh
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D064096:Aurora Kinase A; D064107:Aurora Kinase B; D064127:Aurora Kinases; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000201:enzymology; D006801:Humans; D010330:Patents as Topic; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; C576917:AURKA protein, human; C576921:AURKB protein, human; D064096:Aurora Kinase A; D064107:Aurora Kinase B; D064127:Aurora Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases