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ReviewNature reviews. Drug discovery2026

Contemporary design of small-molecule kinase modulators: orthosteric, allosteric and induced-proximity strategies.

Joachim Rudolph, Klaus P Hoeflich, Arvin C Dar

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Review in Nature reviews. Drug discovery, 2026. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Joachim RudolphDiscovery Chemistry & Discovery Oncology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, USA. rudolph.joachim@gene.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0806-6106
Klaus P HoeflichNested Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA, USA. klaus@pivot-tx.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-8801-2765
Arvin C DarProgram in Chemical Biology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. dara1@mskcc.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0318-4848

Funding

Targeting Oncogenic Ras-MAPK Signaling Complexes via the Scaffold KSRR01CA227636 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI Arvin Dar · 2018 to 2026
$4.0M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA227636
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small-molecule kinase modulators are an expanding class of compounds with broad impact on biology and medicine. However, although currently 100 inhibitors are FDA approved, many disease-linked kinases remain intractable to conventional therapeutic approaches. Key challenges include selectivity, modulation of scaffolding functions and overcoming drug resistance. Here, we review the expanding toolkit for kinase modulation, comparing traditional ATP-site inhibitors with emerging classes of allosteric modulators and proximity-inducing molecules such as molecular glues and heterobivalent degraders. Through representative case studies, we illustrate how these novel chemical approaches can overcome the limitations of traditional inhibitors and discuss future innovations poised to deliver the next generation of kinase-targeted therapies.

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Drug DesignProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein KinasesSmall Molecule LibrariesAllosteric RegulationAnimalsHumansProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein KinasesSmall Molecule Libraries

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