Issue 7, 2020

KRasG12C inhibitors in clinical trials: a short historical perspective

Abstract

KRas is the most frequently mutated oncogene in human cancer, and even 40 years after the initial discovery of Ras oncogenes in 1982, no approved drug directly targets Ras in Ras-driven cancer. New information and approaches for direct targeting of mutant Ras have fueled hope for the development of direct KRas inhibitors. In this review, we provide a comprehensive historical perspective of the development of promising KRasG12C inhibitors that covalently bind to the mutated cysteine residue in the switch-II pocket and trap the protein in the inactive GDP bound state. After decades of failure, three covalent G12C-specific inhibitors from three independent companies have recently entered clinical trials and therefore represent new hope for patients suffering from KRasG12C driven cancer.

Graphical abstract: KRasG12C inhibitors in clinical trials: a short historical perspective

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Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
25 Mar 2020
Accepted
20 May 2020
First published
01 Jun 2020
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Med. Chem., 2020,11, 760-770

KRasG12C inhibitors in clinical trials: a short historical perspective

L. Goebel, M. P. Müller, R. S. Goody and D. Rauh, RSC Med. Chem., 2020, 11, 760 DOI: 10.1039/D0MD00096E

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