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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 14.
Published in final edited form as: Leukemia. 2008 Oct 9;23(1):10–24. doi: 10.1038/leu.2008.259

Table 1.

Novel targeted therapies

Target Agent Company Administration Phase
Targeting signaling events in tumor cell development
FGFR3 SU5402 Sugen Inc.
SU10991 Sugen Inc.
PD173074 Pfizer
CHIR-258 Novartis/Chiron p.o. I/II
PRO-001 (hu-anti-FGFR3 Fab) ProChon Biotech Ltd.
HDAC SAHA (Vorinostat) Merck i.v. I
NVP-LAQ824 Novartis p.o.
LBH 589 Novartis p.o. II
romidepsin (depsipeptide, FK228) Gloucester Pharm. i.v. I/II
ITF2357 Italfarmaco p.o.
PXD101 CuraGen i.v. II
belinostat TopoTarget AIS p.o. II
MS-275/SNDX-275 Bayer Schering, Syndax p.o. I
HDAC6 tubacin Broad Institute
telomerase GRN163 Geron Corp. i.v. I
TMPyP4
Telomestatin
microtubuli Epothilone B (KOS-862) Novartis i.v.
CDKs Flavopiridol/alvocidib NCI i.v. II
PD 0332991 Pfizer p.o. I/II
Targeting the cell membrane
HMG-CoA Statins: Merck p.o. I/II
Lovastatin
Fluvastatin
Simvastatin
Targeting cytokines, growth factors and their receptors
IL-6 CNT328 Centocor i.v. I/II
Sant7 Sigma-Tau i.v.
VEGF PTK787/ZK222584 (vatalanib) Novartis p.o. II
Pazopanib (GW786034B) GlaxoSmithKline p.o. II
Sorafenib (BAY43-9006/nexavar) Bayer and Onyx p.o. I
Avastin Genentech i.v. I/II
ZD6474 Astra Zeneca p.o. II
SU5416 Sugen Inc. i.v. II
Sunitinib (SU011248) Pfizer p.o. II
PI-88 Progen s.c.
XL999 Exelixis i.v. II
Neovastat (AE-941) Aeterna Zentaris p.o. II
FGF, VEGF BIBF100 Boehringer Ingelheim p.o.
SDF-1 AMD3100/perixafor/JM3100 Genzyme i.v. II/III
CD40 SGN-40 Seattle Genetics i.v. I
Chir12-12 Chiron i.v.
TRAIL-R1 HGS-ETR1 (mapatumumab) Human Genoma s.c. II
TACI-Ig Atacicept ZymoGenetics i.v.
IGF-1 NVP-ADW742 Novartis p.o.
CP-571871 Pfizer i.v.
JB-1 Chiron i.v.
CD56 BB-10901 ImmunoGen I.v. I
Targeting downstream signaling pathways
FT R115777 (tipifarnib/zarnestra) J&J p.o. I/II
SCH66336 (lonafarnib) Schering- Plough p.o.
Raf-1 Sorafenib (BAY43-9006/nexavar) Bayer p.o. I/II
MEK1/2 AZD6244 (ARRY-14886) Astra Zeneca p.o.
Akt Perifosine (KRX-0401) Keryx p.o. I/II
mTOR Rapamycin, P70S6 Genentech p.o.
CCI-779 (temsirolimus) Wyeth i.v. II
RAD001 (everolimus) Novartis p.o. II
AP23573 (deforolimus) Ariad i.v. II
JAK/Stat Atiprimod Callisto Pharm. p.o. I/II
SAPK/JNK Aplidin (plitidepsin) PharmaMar i.v. II
p38 SCIO-469 SCIOS Inc. p.o. II
NFkB, IkK PS-1145 Millenium p.o.
BAY11-7082 Biomol
RTA 402 (CDDO-Me) Reata p.o. I
AS602868 Merck p.o.
MLN120B Millenium
ACHP Bayer
Wnt PKF115-584
PKC Enzastaurin Eli Lilly p.o. I/II
Midostaurin (PKC412) Novartis p.o.
HSP90 Tanespimycin (KOS-953) Kosan Biosciences p.o. II
Geldanamycin (17-AAG) Kosan i.v. II
Inducing MM cell apoptosis
Smac agonists LBW242 Novartis
SOD 2ME2 EntreMed p.o. II
Bcl2 B3139 (Genasense)/oblimersen Genta Incorp. i.v. III
Targeting MM cells and the MM BM microenvironment
proteasome NPI-0052 Nereus i.v. I
PR-171 Cephalon i.v. I
CEP-18770 Cephalon i.v.
Thal Thalidomide Celgene p.o.
IMiD Lenalidomide Celgene p.o.
Treating MM bone disease
RANKL: Fc RANKL: Fc J&J p.o. I/II
OPG: Fc OPG: Fc Schering- Plough p.o.
OPG AMGN-0007 Bayer p.o.
HDAC PXD101 (belinostat) Astra Zeneca p.o. II
MEK AZD6244/ARRY- 142886 Keryx p.o.
- Resveratrol Genentech p.o.
CCR1 MLN3897 Wyeth i.v.
COX SDX-308 Novartis p.o.
IMiDs IMiDs: CC-4047, Lenalidomide Callisto Pharm. i.v.
Proteasome Bortezomib PharmaMar i.v.
DKK-1