{"title":"Introductory Chapter: Tyrosine Kinases as Drug Targets in Cancer Treatment","authors":"H. Ren","doi":"10.5772/intechopen.86511","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.86511","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":174672,"journal":{"name":"Tyrosine Kinases as Druggable Targets in Cancer","volume":"86 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126138709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Noncoding RNAs as Predictive Biomarkers of Therapeutic Response to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Metastatic Cancer","authors":"J. Kováčová, O. Slabý","doi":"10.5772/INTECHOPEN.86082","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5772/INTECHOPEN.86082","url":null,"abstract":"Since their discovery, noncoding RNAs have acquired extensive attention due to their eminent role in the regulation of gene expression and thus also in the pathogenesis of many diseases. Currently, strong evidence is showing that noncoding RNAs are integral parts of key cancer-related cellular pathways, and the deregulation of their levels is pathogenetic on one hand but feasible as a biomarker of pathogenesis itself on the other hand. In cancer, diagnosis, prognosis, and prediction of therapy outcome can be derived from levels of various noncoding RNAs. This chapter is focused on potential application of noncoding RNAs in prediction of therapeutic response to tyrosine kinase inhibitors commonly used as targeted therapy in a wide range of metastatic cancers.","PeriodicalId":174672,"journal":{"name":"Tyrosine Kinases as Druggable Targets in Cancer","volume":"191 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121060390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Non-receptor Tyrosine Kinases Role and Significance in Hematological Malignancies","authors":"A. Azevedo, S. Silva, J. Rueff","doi":"10.5772/INTECHOPEN.84873","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5772/INTECHOPEN.84873","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter presents a review about non-receptor tyrosine kinases, their structure, mechanisms of action and physiopathology, and how they are regulated and interact with other molecules and other signaling pathways, contributing to the regulation of fundamental cellular functions such as cell division and differentiation, stress responses, apoptosis, survival, and proliferation, gene expression, immune response, inter alia. Special emphasis will be assigned to the JAK family, the processes whereby it can be mutated/regulated and aberrantly activated, clinical significance and association with hematological disease progression and malignancy, mainly in myeloproliferative neoplasms. Consideration of these mechanisms may have important implications for selection of anti-cancer targeted therapies.","PeriodicalId":174672,"journal":{"name":"Tyrosine Kinases as Druggable Targets in Cancer","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117032831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carlota Recio, Haidée Aranda-Tavío, Miguel Guerra-Rodríguez, M. Mirecki-Garrido, P. Martín-Rodríguez, B. Guerra, L. Fernández-Pérez
{"title":"JAK, an Oncokinase in Hematological Cancer","authors":"Carlota Recio, Haidée Aranda-Tavío, Miguel Guerra-Rodríguez, M. Mirecki-Garrido, P. Martín-Rodríguez, B. Guerra, L. Fernández-Pérez","doi":"10.5772/INTECHOPEN.84177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5772/INTECHOPEN.84177","url":null,"abstract":"Janus kinases (JAKs) play an essential role in the regulation of cytokine signaling. They control cell survival, proliferation, differentiation, immune response, and hematopoiesis. Deregulation of JAK signaling has been associated to the pathogenesis of numerous immune-inflammatory diseases, hematological malignancies, and solid tumors. Thus, JAK proteins have emerged as attractive therapeutic targets in the last decade. The discovery of the gain-of-function JAK2 mutation (JAK2 V617F) as the main cause of polycythemia vera—a chronic myeloproliferative syndrome— led to the development of the JAK inhibitor ruxolitinib. This key finding opened the door to the search for new therapeutic agents able to suppress the constitutive activation of JAK signaling in hematological cancers and other tumors. However, given the conserved nature of the kinase domain among JAK family members, and the interrelated roles of JAK kinases in many physiological processes, including hematopoiesis and immunity, the broad usage of JAK inhibitors in hematology is challenged by their narrow therapeutic window. Novel therapies are, therefore, needed. This chapter focuses on the understanding of the complex signaling of JAK proteins in cancerous cells, the various JAK aberrations implicated in myeloproliferative neoplasms, leukemia, and lymphoma, and the clinically available JAK inhibitors in cancer therapy.","PeriodicalId":174672,"journal":{"name":"Tyrosine Kinases as Druggable Targets in Cancer","volume":"284 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116371949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Venice Wing-Tung Ho, H. Tan, Ning Wang, Yibin Feng
{"title":"Cancer Management by Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors: Efficacy, Limitation, and Future Strategies","authors":"Venice Wing-Tung Ho, H. Tan, Ning Wang, Yibin Feng","doi":"10.5772/INTECHOPEN.82513","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5772/INTECHOPEN.82513","url":null,"abstract":"Tyrosine kinase inhibitors are taking up an increasingly significant role in treating cancers. There are different types of TKIs currently used in clinical settings. However, TKI-associated limitations such as resistance and adverse effects are frequently reported. In this chapter, we would comprehensively review the clinical efficacy of current TKIs using the currently available clinical trial data. Significant limitations of TKIs on cancer treatment will be further summarized and discussed. The strategies on overcoming the limitations of TKIs to maximize their clinical effectiveness and efficiency, such as complementary use of Chinese medicine or development of novel TKIs, will be proposed. In conclusion, an overall picture of the clinical use and limitation of the current TKIs will be drawn and the prospective development in overcoming the limitations will be discussed. Evaluation of clinical efficacy of TKIs, evaluation of limitations of TKIs, strategies in overcoming the limitations of TKIs, and conclusion (including prospective development of TKIs) are discussed below.","PeriodicalId":174672,"journal":{"name":"Tyrosine Kinases as Druggable Targets in Cancer","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127556336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}