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标题：Development of antibody-based c-Met inhibitors for targeted cancer therapy
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作者：Dongheon Lee ; Eun-Sil Sung ; Jin-Hyung Ahn 等
期刊名称：ImmunoTargets and Therapy
电子版ISSN：2253-1556
出版年度：2015
卷号：4
页码：35-44
DOI：10.2147/ITT.S37409
出版社：Dove Medical Press Ltd
摘要：Signaling pathways mediated by receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) and their ligands play important roles in the development and progression of human cancers, which makes RTK-mediated signaling pathways promising therapeutic targets in the treatment of cancer. Compared with small-molecule compounds, antibody-based therapeutics can more specifically recognize and bind to ligands and RTKs. Several antibody inhibitors of RTK-mediated signaling pathways, such as human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, vascular endothelial growth factor, epidermal growth factor receptor or vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2, have been developed and are widely used to treat cancer patients. However, since the therapeutic options are still limited in terms of therapeutic efficacy and types of cancers that can be treated, efforts are being made to identify and evaluate novel RTK-mediated signaling pathways as targets for more efficacious cancer treatment. The hepatocyte growth factor/c-Met signaling pathway has come into the spotlight as a promising target for development of potent cancer therapeutic agents. Multiple antibody-based therapeutics targeting hepatocyte growth factor or c-Met are currently in preclinical or clinical development. This review focuses on the development of inhibitors of the hepatocyte growth factor/c-Met signaling pathway for cancer treatment, including critical issues in clinical development and future perspectives for antibody-based therapeutics.
关键词：hepatocyte growth factor; ligands; receptor tyrosine kinase; signaling pathway; therapeutic agent