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ReviewCurrent drug discovery technologies2025

Targeted Management: Unlocking the Crucial Role of PROTACs in Cancer Treatment.

Priyanka Gupta, Sumit Dutta, Prashant Kumar, Monika Kaushik, Sumel Ashique, Mithun Bhowmick

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Review in Current drug discovery technologies, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors.

Priyanka GuptaDepartment of Pharmacy, Sanaka Educational Trust, Durgapur, 713212, West Bengal, India.
Sumit DuttaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya, 793101, India.
Prashant KumarDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Teerthanker Mahaveer College of Pharmacy, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttarpradesh, 244001, India.
Monika KaushikDepartment of Pharmacology, Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University, Maharajpura, Gwalior, 474005, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Sumel AshiqueDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Bengal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research, Durgapur, 713212, West Bengal, India.ORCID 0000-0003-4362-2830
Mithun BhowmickDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Bengal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research, Durgapur, 713212, West Bengal, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Targeted Protein Degradation (TPD) offers a solution, eliminating disease-related proteins and overcoming challenges associated with unintended toxicity and lack of precision. PROTACs (Proteolysis Targeting Chimeras) represent an innovative strategy for the specific degradation of target proteins through the UPS (Ubiquitin-Proteasome System). In comparison to conventional protein inhibitor medications, PROTAC offers advantages in terms of efficacy, selectivity, and the ability to overcome drug resistance in cancer treatment, contributing novel perspectives to the field of anticancer drug discovery. Proteins play vital roles in an organism's health, and misfolded contributes to diseases like neurodegenerative disorders and cancer. Cells maintain protein balance through quality control systems, primarily the UPS and autophagy. PROTAC, a Targeted Protein Degradation (TPD) strategy, utilizes UPS, employing small molecules to induce targeted protein degradation. PROTAC exhibits promise in preclinical studies and clinical trials for diverse cancers. Notable examples include breast cancer, where PROTAC targets CDK4/6 (cyclin-dependent kinase) and Estrogen Receptors (ER), prostate cancer, addressing Androgen Receptor (AR) degradation, hematologic malignancies, focusing on AURORA-A and CDKs, and NSCLC (Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer), targeting Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (EGFR), and KRAS. Despite their potential, PROTAC faces challenges, including compensatory protein expression in response to targeted therapies. This comprehensive review explores recent advancements in PROTAC and related technologies, emphasizing the mechanisms and structures of PROTAC and their applications in proteins targeting cancer.

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Antineoplastic AgentsNeoplasmsProteolysisAnimalsHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProteolysis Targeting ChimeraAntineoplastic AgentsProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProteolysis Targeting ChimeraAbTACcancer therapyPROTACsRNA-PROTACtargeted protein degradationubiquitin-proteasome system.

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