Alternative approaches to the discovery and development of telomerase-targeted anticancer drugs

Mini Rev Med Chem. 2003 Feb;3(1):37-49. doi: 10.2174/1389557033405511.

Abstract

Four different approaches have been reviewed herein: i) nucleoside analogs as mock agents of the reverse transcriptase (hTERT) catalytic site; ii) miscellaneous molecules with unknown mechanism(s) of action; iii) inhibitors of upstream processes of regulation of the hTERT subunit; iiii) immunotherapy against immunogenic hTERT-derived peptides.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Immunotherapy
  • Telomerase / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Telomerase / metabolism

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Telomerase