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Yan M, Wang C, He B, Yang M, Tong M, Long Z, Liu B, Peng F, Xu L, Zhang Y, Liang D, Lei H, Subrata S, Kelley KW, Lam EWF, Jin B, Liu Q. Aurora-A Kinase: A Potent Oncogene and Target for Cancer Therapy. Med Res Rev 2016; 36:1036-1079. [PMID: 27406026 DOI: 10.1002/med.21399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2015] [Revised: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
The Aurora kinase family is comprised of three serine/threonine kinases, Aurora-A, Aurora-B, and Aurora-C. Among these, Aurora-A and Aurora-B play central roles in mitosis, whereas Aurora-C executes unique roles in meiosis. Overexpression or gene amplification of Aurora kinases has been reported in a broad range of human malignancies, pointing to their role as potent oncogenes in tumorigenesis. Aurora kinases therefore represent promising targets for anticancer therapeutics. A number of Aurora kinase inhibitors (AKIs) have been generated; some of which are currently undergoing clinical evaluation. Recent studies have unveiled novel unexpected functions of Aurora kinases during cancer development and the mechanisms underlying the anticancer actions of AKIs. In this review, we discuss the most recent advances in Aurora-A kinase research and targeted cancer therapy, focusing on the oncogenic roles and signaling pathways of Aurora-A kinases in promoting tumorigenesis, the recent preclinical and clinical AKI data, and potential alternative routes for Aurora-A kinase inhibition.
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Affiliation(s)
- Min Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Institute of Human Virology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Cancer Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Cancer Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Cancer Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Institute of Hematology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Cancer Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Cancer Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Cancer Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Cancer Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Cancer Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Laboratory of Immunophysiology, Department of Animal Sciences, College of ACES, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.,Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Cancer Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. .,Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Cancer Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China. .,Institute of Hematology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Geuns-Meyer S, Cee VJ, Deak HL, Du B, Hodous BL, Nguyen HN, Olivieri PR, Schenkel LB, Vaida KR, Andrews P, Bak A, Be X, Beltran PJ, Bush TL, Chaves MK, Chung G, Dai Y, Eden P, Hanestad K, Huang L, Lin MHJ, Tang J, Ziegler B, Radinsky R, Kendall R, Patel VF, Payton M. Discovery of N-(4-(3-(2-aminopyrimidin-4-yl)pyridin-2-yloxy)phenyl)-4-(4-methylthiophen-2-yl)phthalazin-1-amine (AMG 900), a highly selective, orally bioavailable inhibitor of aurora kinases with activity against multidrug-resistant cancer cell lines. J Med Chem 2015; 58:5189-207. [PMID: 25970324 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b00183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Efforts to improve upon the physical properties and metabolic stability of Aurora kinase inhibitor 14a revealed that potency against multidrug-resistant cell lines was compromised by increased polarity. Despite its high in vitro metabolic intrinsic clearance, 23r (AMG 900) showed acceptable pharmacokinetic properties and robust pharmacodynamic activity. Projecting from in vitro data to in vivo target coverage was not practical due to disjunctions between enzyme and cell data, complex and apparently contradictory indicators of binding kinetics, and unmeasurable free fraction in plasma. In contrast, it was straightforward to relate pharmacokinetics to pharmacodynamics and efficacy by following the time above a threshold concentration. On the basis of its oral route of administration, a selectivity profile that favors Aurora-driven pharmacology and its activity against multidrug-resistant cell lines, 23r was identified as a potential best-in-class Aurora kinase inhibitor. In phase 1 dose expansion studies with G-CSF support, 23r has shown promising single agent activity.
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- Stephanie Geuns-Meyer
- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- †Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Pharmaceutical Research and Development, §Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, ∥Molecular Structure, and ⊥Oncology Research, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States, and Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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