Chu Xuetong, Bu Yizhi, Yang Xiaoping
Key Laboratory of Study and Discovery of Small Targeted Molecules of Hunan Province, Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
Front Oncol. 2021 Dec 17;11:785855. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.785855. eCollection 2021.
Chiral drugs usually contain chiral centers, which are present as single enantiomers or racemates. Compared with achiral drugs, they have significant advantages in safety and efficacy with high stereoselectivity. Of these drugs, chirality not only exerts influence on the solubility and pharmacokinetic characteristics but also has specific mechanistic characteristics on their targets. We noted that small molecules with unique chiral properties have emerged as novel components of antitumor drugs approved by the FDA in decade. Since approved, these drugs have been continuously explored for new indications, new mechanisms, and novel combinations. In this mini review, recent research progress of twenty-two FDA-approved chiral small molecular-targeted antitumor drugs from 2011 to 2019 is summarized with highlighting the potential and advantages of their applications. We believe that these updated achievements may provide theoretical foundation and stimulate research interests for optimizing drug efficacy, expanding clinical application, overcoming drug resistance, and advancing safety in future clinical administrations of these chiral targeted drugs.
手性药物通常含有手性中心,它们以单一对映体或外消旋体的形式存在。与非手性药物相比,它们在安全性和有效性方面具有显著优势,具有高立体选择性。在这些药物中,手性不仅会影响溶解度和药代动力学特征,而且对其靶点具有特定的作用机制特点。我们注意到,具有独特手性性质的小分子已成为过去十年中美国食品药品监督管理局(FDA)批准的抗肿瘤药物的新型成分。自获批以来,这些药物一直在不断探索新的适应症、新机制和新的联合用药方式。在这篇小型综述中,总结了2011年至2019年二十二种FDA批准的手性小分子靶向抗肿瘤药物的最新研究进展,突出了它们应用的潜力和优势。我们相信,这些最新成果可能为优化这些手性靶向药物未来临床应用中的疗效、扩大临床应用范围、克服耐药性以及提高安全性提供理论基础并激发研究兴趣。