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. 2016 Aug 19;7(8):51. doi: 10.3390/genes7080051

Table 1.

Therapeutic agents that enhance replicative stress.

Target/mechanism Compounds Stage of development Reference
DNA misincorporation/modification Alkylating agents e.g., cyclophosphamide, temozolamide, etc. Approved [20]
Platinum compounds e.g., cisplatin, carboplatin, etc. Approved [21]
Ribonucleotide reductase Gemcitabine Approved [24]
Thymidylate synthetase 5-fluorouracil Approved [25]
Topoisomerase I Irinotecan, topotecan Approved [29]
Topoisomerase II Etoposide, doxrubicin Approved [30]
Chk1 UCN-01 Phase I/II. Multiple studies completed [34,40]
LY2606368 Phase I/II, one study completed [36]
AZD7762 Phase I. One completed. [41,42]
ATR AZD6738 Phase I, one study completed [37]
PARP1 Olaparib and niraparib Approved [43,44,45]
WEE1 MK-1775 Phase I [46,47]
MELK OTS167 Phase I, 2 studies [48,49]
NAE MLN4924 Phase I, multiple studies [50]