title: Development of PARP inhibitors in oncology.
abstract: Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) plays a key role in DNA repair mechanisms by detecting and initiating repair after DNA strand breaks. Inhibition of PARP in DNA repair-defective tumors (like those with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations) can lead to gross genomic instability and cell death. Likewise, combining PARP inhibition with cytotoxic agents such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy is synergistic in many preclinical models. Several drugs designed to inhibit PARP are currently in clinical development, many following a development path different from that of typical anticancer agents. In this review we will focus on the early clinical data from PARP inhibitors that are entering clinical trials, the potential tumors they might target, their combination with other drugs and the different biomarkers that are being explored. Concepts such as 'BRCAness', synthetic lethality, Phase 0 trials and pharmacodynamic markers will be discussed in the context of the development of PARP inhibitors.
authors.affiliation: UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, (Unit 455), 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA. jrodonahnert@gmail.com
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodon
authors.forename: Maria D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Iniesta
authors.forename: Kyriakos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Papadopoulos
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004260:DNA Repair / Q000235:genetics; D055808:Drug Discovery; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D000067856:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D000067856:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases