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Quorum sensing inhibitors (QSIs): a patent review (2019-2023). 群体感应抑制剂(qsi):专利审查(2019-2023)。
IF 5.4 2区 医学
Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-16 DOI: 10.1080/13543776.2025.2491382
Chiara Spaggiari, Clementine Yamukujije, Marco Pieroni, Giannamaria Annunziato
{"title":"Quorum sensing inhibitors (QSIs): a patent review (2019-2023).","authors":"Chiara Spaggiari, Clementine Yamukujije, Marco Pieroni, Giannamaria Annunziato","doi":"10.1080/13543776.2025.2491382","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13543776.2025.2491382","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The collective behavior of bacteria is regulated by Quorum Sensing (QS), in which bacteria release chemical signals and express virulence genes in a cell density-dependent manner. Quorum Sensing inhibitors (QSIs) are a large class of natural and synthetic compounds that have the potential to competitively inhibit the Quorum Sensing (QS) systems of several pathogens blocking their virulence mechanisms. They are considered promising compounds to deal with antimicrobial resistance, providing an opportunity to develop new drugs against these targets.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>The present review represents a comprehensive analysis of patents and patent applications available on Espacenet and Google Patent, from 2019 to 2023 referring to the therapeutic use of Quorum Sensing inhibitors.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>Unlike classical antibiotics, which target the basic cellular metabolic processes, QSIs provide a promising alternative to attenuating virulence and pathogenicity without putting selective pressure on bacteria. The general belief is that QSIs pose no or little selective pressure on bacteria since these do not affect their growth. To date, QSIs are seen as the most promising alternative to traditional antibiotics. The next big step in this area of research is its succession to the clinical stage.</p>","PeriodicalId":12314,"journal":{"name":"Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents","volume":" ","pages":"657-673"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143981871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Novel inhibitors of STAT3: an updated patent review (2022-present). STAT3的新型抑制剂:更新的专利审查(2022年至今)。
IF 5.4 2区 医学
Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-22 DOI: 10.1080/13543776.2025.2494857
Keting Bao, Peiran Li, Dingding Gao
{"title":"Novel inhibitors of STAT3: an updated patent review (2022-present).","authors":"Keting Bao, Peiran Li, Dingding Gao","doi":"10.1080/13543776.2025.2494857","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13543776.2025.2494857","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), a member of the STAT protein family, serves as both a signal transducer and a transcription factor. Previous studies have highlighted its pivotal roles in regulating cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, as well as immune and inflammatory responses. Consequently, targeting STAT3 has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy for addressing related diseases.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>This review offers a comprehensive summary of the progress in discovering STAT3 inhibitors, with a focus on their structural diversity and structure-activity relationships as presented in patent literature from 2022 to the present.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>Over the past decades, significant progress has transformed STAT3 into a target of interest for drug development. Despite these advances, no STAT3-targeting drugs have successfully progressed through late-phase clinical trials, largely due to challenges such as limited selectivity and undesirable side effects. These obstacles highlight the inherent complexity of developing safe and effective STAT3 inhibitors. Nevertheless, STAT3 remains a highly promising therapeutic target, and ongoing advancements in this field hold the potential to unlock novel strategies for addressing STAT3-related diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":12314,"journal":{"name":"Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents","volume":" ","pages":"695-717"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144005104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A patent review of IDO1 inhibitors for cancer (2023 - present): an update. 用于癌症的IDO1抑制剂的专利审查(2023年至今):更新。
IF 5.4 2区 医学
Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-25 DOI: 10.1080/13543776.2025.2510641
Hanyue Qiu, Yiheng Yin, Ziyu Qin, Dongdong Li, Pengfei Wang
{"title":"A patent review of IDO1 inhibitors for cancer (2023 - present): an update.","authors":"Hanyue Qiu, Yiheng Yin, Ziyu Qin, Dongdong Li, Pengfei Wang","doi":"10.1080/13543776.2025.2510641","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13543776.2025.2510641","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) is a promising target in cancer immunotherapy, yet its application faces significant challenges due to complex mechanisms of action. Recent advancements in IDO1 inhibitors aim to tackle these issues, potentially paving the way for successful therapeutic development.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>This review highlights patent publications (2023-2024) related to IDO1 inhibitors with potential anti-cancer applications, sourced from Espacenet and Google Scholar.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>IDO1 exhibits complex mechanisms of action and variable expression across different cancer types, presenting both challenges and opportunities. Its intricate mechanisms in tumor development and immune evasion pose significant challenges for translating IDO1 inhibitors into clinical drugs. However, recent advancements in AI-guided drug design, combination therapies, and improved drug delivery methods offer promising insights for enhancing IDO1 inhibitors, although further data is warranted. Despite these challenges, the increasing availability of IDO1 crystal structures and a deeper understanding of its biological roles support ongoing trials that combine IDO1 inhibitors with other therapies. These developments hold potential for improving therapeutic outcomes in cancer treatment. Moreover, the growing interest in applying IDO1 inhibitors to other diseases could stimulate further research and development of new IDO1 inhibitors, potentially benefiting their application in cancer therapy as well.</p>","PeriodicalId":12314,"journal":{"name":"Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents","volume":" ","pages":"719-733"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144141809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A patent review of anti-coronavirus agents targeting the spike-ACE2 interaction (2019-present). 针对刺突- ace2相互作用的抗冠状病毒药物专利审查(2019年至今)
IF 5.4 2区 医学
Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-24 DOI: 10.1080/13543776.2025.2494860
Xing Huang, Heng Gao, Jiwei Zhang, Peng Zhan, Xinyong Liu
{"title":"A patent review of anti-coronavirus agents targeting the spike-ACE2 interaction (2019-present).","authors":"Xing Huang, Heng Gao, Jiwei Zhang, Peng Zhan, Xinyong Liu","doi":"10.1080/13543776.2025.2494860","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13543776.2025.2494860","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor, crucial for coronavirus recognition of host cells, is a key target for therapeutic intervention against SARS-CoV-2 and related coronaviruses. Therefore, thoroughly investigating the interaction mechanism between ACE2 and the Spike protein (S protein), as well as developing targeted inhibitors based on this mechanism, is vital for effectively controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and preventing potential future pandemics caused by other coronaviruses.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>This article comprehensively reviews the mechanisms underlying ACE2-S protein interaction that facilitate SARS-CoV-2 entry into host cells. It also analyzes the patent landscape regarding inhibitors targeting the ACE2-S interface since 2019.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>In the 5 years since the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2, numerous methods and design strategies have been employed to develop innovative therapeutics against coronaviruses. Among these approaches, inhibitors targeting both the ACE2 receptor and the S protein have gained significant interest due to their potential in blocking various coronaviruses. Despite facing challenges similar to other protein-protein interaction inhibitors, progress has been made in developing these inhibitors through virtual screening, covalent protein binding, and peptide modification strategies. However, obstacles persist in clinical translation, necessitating a multidisciplinary strategy that integrates state-of-the-art methodologies to optimize S-ACE2 interface-targeted drug discovery.</p>","PeriodicalId":12314,"journal":{"name":"Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents","volume":" ","pages":"735-746"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143990595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A patent review of IDH1 inhibitors (2018-present). IDH1抑制剂专利审查(2018年至今)。
IF 5.4 2区 医学
Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-07 DOI: 10.1080/13543776.2025.2500959
Qing Liang, Fei Wen, Peilin Wang, Yitong Jiang, Yuting Geng, Xiaoming Zha
{"title":"A patent review of IDH1 inhibitors (2018-present).","authors":"Qing Liang, Fei Wen, Peilin Wang, Yitong Jiang, Yuting Geng, Xiaoming Zha","doi":"10.1080/13543776.2025.2500959","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13543776.2025.2500959","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1), a key metabolic enzyme in the cytosol, catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of isocitrate to produce α-ketoglutarate (α-KG) and NADPH in the TCA cycle. Pan-cancer studies have demonstrated that IDH1 exhibits a higher mutation frequency and is implicated in a broader range of cancer types, indicating its potential as a promising anti-tumor target.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>We summarized patents from 2018 to the present that identify novel molecules, compounds, formulations, and methods for inhibiting mIDH1. The literature was retrieved from Web of Science and PubMed. Patent information was obtained via the State Intellectual Property Office's Patent Search and Analysis platform. Clinical data were sourced from the Cortellis Drug Discovery Intelligence database. The date of the most recent search was .</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>Due to multiple signaling pathway dysregulations and compensatory pathways in solid tumor, monotherapies targeting mutant IDH1 (mIDH1) often fail to achieve desired therapeutic outcomes. Consequently, the combination of mIDH1 inhibitors with other therapeutic agents can enhance the efficacy of antitumor treatments and mitigate the risk of drug resistance. Moreover, the development of novel dual or multiple inhibitors and functional molecules targeting mIDH1 May represent a more promising approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":12314,"journal":{"name":"Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents","volume":" ","pages":"747-774"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143995051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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An updated patent review of TEAD modulators (2022-present). TEAD调制器的最新专利审查(2022年至今)。
IF 5.4 2区 医学
Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents Pub Date : 2025-06-19 DOI: 10.1080/13543776.2025.2522747
Dounan Xu, Jiahuan Zhong, Yuhan Zeng, Xianhui Zhang, Chengyu Wang, Cheng Luo, Huan Xiong
{"title":"An updated patent review of TEAD modulators (2022-present).","authors":"Dounan Xu, Jiahuan Zhong, Yuhan Zeng, Xianhui Zhang, Chengyu Wang, Cheng Luo, Huan Xiong","doi":"10.1080/13543776.2025.2522747","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13543776.2025.2522747","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The Transcriptional Enhanced Associated Domain (TEAD) family has attracted increasing attention due to its crucial role in the Hippo signaling pathway, which regulates cell growth, division, survival, differentiation, and tissue homeostasis in multicellular organisms. Inhibition of TEADs with small molecules has been shown to be an effective strategy for the treatment of tumors, and several compounds have entered clinical trials as monotherapy and/or combination therapy.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>Due to the explosion of patent disclosures on TEAD modulators (inhibitors or degraders) in the last two years, this review focuses on the published patent literature on small molecule inhibitors or degraders of TEAD and their applications from June 2022 to present(March 2025), as a complementary update to the previous patent review (2018-2022).</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>The reported TEAD modulators can be categorized into 4 types: non-covalent inhibitors, covalent inhibitors, protein-protein interaction inhibitors and degraders. Meanwhile, the combination therapy with TEAD inhibitors and other kinases or mutated gene inhibitors has shown promising therapeutic effects in patients with various types of cancer, which has greatly expanded the application field of TEAD inhibitors in disease treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":12314,"journal":{"name":"Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144324925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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An updated patent review of MALT1 inhibitors (2021-present). MALT1抑制剂的最新专利审查(2021年至今)。
IF 5.4 2区 医学
Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-11 DOI: 10.1080/13543776.2025.2484371
Matjaz Brvar, Thomas J O'Neill, Oliver Plettenburg, Daniel Krappmann
{"title":"An updated patent review of MALT1 inhibitors (2021-present).","authors":"Matjaz Brvar, Thomas J O'Neill, Oliver Plettenburg, Daniel Krappmann","doi":"10.1080/13543776.2025.2484371","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13543776.2025.2484371","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>MALT1 paracaspase acts as a molecular scaffold and a proteolytic enzyme in immune cells. MALT1 has emerged as a promising drug target for cancer therapy, and especially for targeting MALT1 in aggressive lymphomas. Drug discovery programs have yielded potent and selective MALT1 protease inhibitors. First-in-class MALT1 inhibitors have been moved to early clinical trials to evaluate safety and efficacy.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>This review will provide an update regarding the mode of action, the chemical space and therapeutic use of MALT1 inhibitors based on recent patents and the scientific literature (05/2021-12/2024).</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>Allosteric inhibition is the preferred mode of action to inhibit the MALT1 protease. Chemical advances largely focus on improving binding and inhibition in the allosteric site of MALT1. New composition of matter has been generated, but a clinical proof for the safety and efficacy of allosteric MALT1 inhibitors is still pending. We still lack potent and selective competitive or covalent MALT1 inhibitors, indicating the challenges with targeting the active site. Further, MALT1 protein degraders and MALT1 scaffolding inhibitors have been developed, which may have distinct inhibitory profiles compared to allosteric MALT1 protease inhibitors, but more potent and selective compounds are needed to judge the feasibility and usefulness of these approaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":12314,"journal":{"name":"Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents","volume":" ","pages":"639-656"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143976792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Challenges, opportunities, and therapeutic potential of JAK inhibitors and their derived PROTACs (2022 - 2023). JAK抑制剂及其衍生PROTACs的挑战、机遇和治疗潜力(2022 - 2023)。
IF 5.4 2区 医学
Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1080/13543776.2025.2477486
Rishi R Shah
{"title":"Challenges, opportunities, and therapeutic potential of JAK inhibitors and their derived PROTACs (2022 - 2023).","authors":"Rishi R Shah","doi":"10.1080/13543776.2025.2477486","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13543776.2025.2477486","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Since the approval of the first JAK inhibitor, ruxolitinib, in 2011, the development of JAK inhibitors has expanded significantly, with applications spanning autoimmune diseases, cancer, and inflammatory disorders. This review explores the challenges and therapeutic potential of JAK inhibitors and their evolution into proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs), which offer novel avenues for selective JAK modulation.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>This review examines recent advancements in JAK inhibitors, including their mechanism of action, structure activity relationships, clinical applications, and emerging safety concerns. Additionally, PROTAC-based strategies targeting JAK proteins are discussed, highlighting their potential advantages over traditional small-molecule inhibitors. A comprehensive patent literature search was conducted, focusing on publications and patents from 2022 to 2023. Key selection criteria included small-molecule JAK inhibitors and JAK-targeting PROTACs with associated preclinical data.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>While JAK inhibitors have transformed the treatment of various diseases, safety concerns, including risks of venous thromboembolism and herpes zoster, pose challenges to their widespread use. The advent of JAK-targeting PROTACs represents a promising strategy to enhance selectivity and mitigate off-target effects. However, further research is needed to optimize their therapeutic potential and establish their clinical viability.</p>","PeriodicalId":12314,"journal":{"name":"Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents","volume":" ","pages":"571-582"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143582270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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RORγt inhibitors in clinical development for the treatment of autoimmune diseases: challenges and opportunities. rorγ - t抑制剂在自身免疫性疾病治疗中的临床开发:挑战与机遇
IF 5.4 2区 医学
Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-25 DOI: 10.1080/13543776.2025.2482936
Nannan Sun, Yonghui Wang
{"title":"RORγt inhibitors in clinical development for the treatment of autoimmune diseases: challenges and opportunities.","authors":"Nannan Sun, Yonghui Wang","doi":"10.1080/13543776.2025.2482936","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13543776.2025.2482936","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Nuclear receptor retinoid-related orphan receptor gamma-t (RORγt) is a major transcription factor for Th17 cell differentiation and IL-17 production. RORγt has been considered as a promising drug target for the treatment of IL-17-mediated inflammatory diseases. Numerous small molecule inhibitors have been discovered, and more than 20 of RORγt inhibitors have been advanced to clinical trials. However, none of these compounds has yet achieved market approval.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>This manuscript summarizes the development of 22 clinical-stage RORγt inhibitors, including their structures, patent applications, and clinical trial status, based on publications and patents available up to November 2024.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>The discovery of RORγt inhibitors was considered as an exciting field for the development of small molecular treatments, which has gone through a boom period in the past 10 years. However, some of the leading RORγt inhibitors recently failed in clinical trials due to lack of efficacy or having some safety concerns, although a few small molecule candidates targeting RORγt are still in trials and more in preclinical studies. Realizing the challenge, researchers started to develop different approaches such as dual targeting or exploring new indications, utilizing the potential value of RORγt inhibitors.</p>","PeriodicalId":12314,"journal":{"name":"Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents","volume":" ","pages":"583-595"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143662738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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An updated patent review of EZH2 inhibitors (2024-present). EZH2 抑制剂的最新专利回顾(2024 年至今)。
IF 5.4 2区 医学
Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-24 DOI: 10.1080/13543776.2025.2483399
Guoquan Wan, Siyan Li, Qifan Tang, Huapei Qiu, Qiangsheng Zhang, Luoting Yu
{"title":"An updated patent review of EZH2 inhibitors (2024-present).","authors":"Guoquan Wan, Siyan Li, Qifan Tang, Huapei Qiu, Qiangsheng Zhang, Luoting Yu","doi":"10.1080/13543776.2025.2483399","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13543776.2025.2483399","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>EZH2 forms the PRC2 complex with SUZ12 and EED. As a crucial catalytic subunit of PRC2, EZH2 modifies histone H3K27 via its SET domain, resulting in chromatin condensation and suppressing the transcription of related target genes. EZH2 not only functions in PRC2-dependent transcriptional repression but can also activate gene expression in PRC2-independent circumstances or regulate the activity of downstream genes via its own activating mutations. On the basis of the critical role of EZH2 in cancer, the development of inhibitors targeting EZH2 provides a new strategy for cancer therapy.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>The purpose of this review is to summarize the molecular mechanisms of EZH2 inhibitors and emphasize the research progress on EZH2 inhibitors published in the patent literature in recent years. The literature and patent databases of PubMed, Web of Science, SCIFinder, WIPO, USPTO, EPO, and CNIPA were combined to search for more effective EZH2 inhibitors.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>Recently, a wide range of structurally diverse EZH2 inhibitors, particularly EZH2 degraders, have been identified. These EZH2 modulators have demonstrated significant potential in treating various diseases, with cancer being a primary focus. The development of small molecules targeting EZH2 with distinct pharmacological effects is poised with numerous opportunities.</p>","PeriodicalId":12314,"journal":{"name":"Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents","volume":" ","pages":"597-610"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143673687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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