Current landscape and future prospects of RET and ROS1 targets.

RET and ROS1 are becoming key targets for targeted therapy. To show current landscape of ROS1 and RET targets, a patent analysis was performed. The present results indicated that inhibitor structures of ROS1 target demonstrated unique elements compared with inhibitor structures of RET or BRAF targets. Our study was the first time to uncover that a number of inhibitor structures of ROS1 target contained sulfur and boron elements. The inhibitors of RET target could be developed for treatment of various cancers, including lung cancer, thyroid cancer, and other solid tumor, while the inhibitors of ROS1 target are virtually developed for treatment of lung cancer. Our findings provide a new insight for drug discovery of ROS1 and RET target.