Review Article

A New Aurora in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Therapy

Table 1

Aurora kinase inhibitors in clinical trials.

ā€‰Inhibitor (company) commercial nameClinical trial

Pan-Aurora inhibitorsVX-680/MK-0457 (Vertex/Merck) TozasertibPhase II (terminated due to severe toxicity)
PHA-739358 (Pfizer/Nerviano) DanusertibPhase II
PHA-680632 (Pfizer/Nerviano)Phase II
CYC-116 (Cyclacel)Phase I
SNS-314 (Sunesis)Phase I
R763 (Rigel)Phase I
AMG-900 (Amgen)Phase I
AT-9283 (Astex)Phase II
PF-03814375 (Pfizer)Phase I
GSK1070916 (GlaxoSmithKline)Phase I

Aurora-A inhibitorsMLN8237 (Millennium)Phase II
EMD-2076 (EntreMed)Phase II
MK-5108 (Vertex)Phase I

Aurora-B inhibitorsAZD1152 (AstraZeneca)Phase II