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Table 3 Different categories of drugs used in preclinical and clinical studies in ATC

From: Therapeutic advances in anaplastic thyroid cancer: a current perspective

Chemotherapeutic agents

 Topoisomerase inhibitor

Doxorubicin, Etoposide

 Microtubule assembly

Paclitaxel, Vinorelbine, Docetaxel

 DNA crosslinking agents

Cisplatin, Carboplatin, Cyclophosphamide, Neoplatin

 Nucleoside Analog

Gemcitabine, 5- fluorouracil

Targeted inhibitors/antibodies

 ALK1

GSK461364A

 Akt

MK-2206 2HCL, Perifosine, GSK690693, GDC-0068, AT7867

 Aurora Kinases

MK-0457 (VX-680), SNS-314 mesylate, ZM447439, AZD1152 and MLN8054

 Bcl2

Obatoclax

 CDK

BP14

 EGFR

Cetuximab (C225), Manumycin A, Geldanamycin, Gefitinib (ZD1839)

 HSP90

Tanespimycin (17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin, NVP-A0Y922, SNX5422

 I-κB

Ciglitazone (upregulates TrailR1, −R2)

 PARP

Olaparib

 PD-1 receptor

Pembrolizumab, PDR001

 PDL-1

Durvalumab, Atezolizumab, FAZ053

 CTLA4

Tramelimumab

 TGF-β

LY2157299, SB 525334, LY2109761, Perfenidone, GW788388

 SMO (Wnt signaling pathway)

LDE225, LY2940680, PF-5274857, SANT-1

 γ-secretase

RO4929097, LY-411575

Anti-angiogenic agents

 Vascular disrupting agent

Combretastatin A4 phosphate (CA4P), Fosbretabulin

 VEGF

Bevacizumab, AZD2171, Cediranib

Multi-Kinase inhibitors

 VEGF 1, 2 and 3, PDGFR and c-KIT

Axitinib (AG-013736), Pazopanib

 VEGFR1, 2 and 3, EGFR and RET kinases

Vandetanib

 VEGFR-1, PDGFR, RET, FLT-3 and CSF-1R

Sunitinib

 VEGFR2, EGFR and RET

CLM94

 BCR-ABL, PDGFR and c-kit

Imatinib

 VEGFR 1, 2, PDGFRβ, RET, BRAF and c-Kit

Sorafenib (Bay43–9006, Nexavar)

 VEGFR-1, −2 and − 3, PDGFRβ, RET, FGFR −1, − 2, −3, −4 and c-KIT

Lenvatinib (E7080)

 VEGFR 2, RET, MET, kit

Cabozantinib

 VEGFR −1, − 2, −3, RET, kit, PDGFR

Motesanib

 VEGFR − 1, −3, PDGFR, FGFR1–3

Ninetedanib

 RET, PDGFR, FGFR, FLT3, kit

Ponatinib

 MET, ALK, ROS1

Crizotinib

Epigenetic modifiers

 HDAC inhibitors

Valproic acid, Thailandepsin A (TDP-A), Trichostatin A (TSA), Suberoyl Amide Hydroxamic Acid (SAHA), N-hydroxy-7-(2-naphthylthio)heptanomide (HNHA)

 BET inhibitors

JQ1, I-BET762

Miscellaneous

 HDACs, EGFR (dual inhibitor)

CUDC-101

 Proteosome inhibitors

Carfilzomib, Bortezomib (PS-341)

 PPARγ agonists

Rosiglitazone, RS5444, Pioglitazone, Troglitazone