PARP inhibitors: the race is on

PARP inhibitors: the story is still unfolding.

The opening chapters in the investigation of poly(adenosine diphosphate [ADP]–ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors as cancer therapeutics have been interpreted by some as a quantum leap forward in targeted and personalized medicine and by others as another example of disappointment following a flurry of promising preclinical and early clinical trials based on elegant biology. This review by Rio...

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PARP inhibitors

Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerases, abbreviated as PARPs, are a group of familiar proteins that play a central role in DNA repair employing the base excision repair (BER) pathway. There about 17 proteins in this family out of which the primary nuclear PARPs are PARP-1, PARP-2, PARP-3, and tankyrases 1 and 2 (PARP-5a and -5b) .The PARP family members are known to engage in a wide range of cellular ac...

PARP Inhibitors

Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) is a novel therapeutic target in cancer. Preclinical studies demonstrate that PARP inhibitors selectively kill BRCAdeficient cells and potentiate the effects of DNA-damaging agents. There are several PARP inhibitors in clinical development, including olaparib, iniparib, veliparib, PF01367338, and MK-4827. Phase II studies of single-agent olaparib demonstrate ...

PARP inhibitors and more.

Polyadenosine diphosphate (ADP) ribose polymerase (PARP) lends a panoramic view to the inner mystery of protection of integrity of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in a cell genome. They are a balancing part of an even more dynamic equilibrium of normalcy against daily assaults. PARP finds its companion candidates in other tumor suppressors, with the most prominent and glaring one being breast cance...