Apoptosis in Oncology: Drug Pipeline Update 2008

Drug Pipeline Update at a Glance

Investigators	Includes more than 190 principal investigators plus their collaborators. There is direct access from inside the application to web pages of all principal investigators. Note: You are able to sort and find drugs according to investigators and partners from drop-down menus in the application. You may also sort and find drugs according to country of investigator.
Drug name & Synonyms	Lists commercial, generic and code names for drugs. In all more than 450 names
Developmental stage	This Drug Pipeline Update contains more than 240 apoptopic cancer drugs in active development and more than 750 developmental projects: 7 marketed drugs > 30 projects in Phase III > 270 projects in Phase II > 240 projects in Phase I > 150 projects in Preclinical Note: You are able to sort and find drugs according to developmental stage from drop-down menu in the application.
Indications	Included apoptopic drugs are in development for over 100 indications, where of 55+ are different cancer indications. All drugs are in development for the treatment of cancer. Note: You are able to sort and find drugs according to type of indication from drop-down menu in the application.
Targets	Identified drugs are linked to more than 138 different targets, divided into 38 classifications of molecular function: - Auxiliary transport protein activity - Carboxy-lyase activity - Caspase activator activity - Catalytic activity - Cell adhesion molecule activity - Chaperone activity - Complement activity - Cysteine-type peptidase activity - Cytokine activity - DNA binding - DNA topoisomerase activity - DNA-methyltransferase activity - G-protein coupled receptor activity - Glutathione transferase activity - Growth factor activity - Hormone activity - Hydrolase activity - Intracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity - Kinase activity - Kinase regulator activity - Ligand-dependent nuclear receptor activity - Ligase activity - Lipid kinase activity - Metallopeptidase activity - Molecular function unknown - Motor activity - Oxidoreductase activity - Peptide hormone - Phosphoric diester hydrolase activity - Protein binding - Protein serine/threonine kinase activity - Protein threonine/tyrosine kinase activity - Protein-tyrosine kinase activity - Receptor activity - Receptor binding - Receptor signaling complex scaffold activity - Receptor signaling protein serine/threonine kinase activity - RNA binding - Serine-type peptidase activity - Signal transducer activity - Structural constituent of cytoskeleton - Superoxide dismutase activity - T cell receptor activity - Transcription factor activity - Transcription regulator activity - Transferase activity - Translation regulator activity - Transmembrane receptor activity - Transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activity - Transporter activity - Ubiquitin-specific protease activity Identified targets are categorized into 24 different primary and alternate sub-cellular localizations: - Centrosome - Clathrin-coated vesicle - Cytoplasm - Cytoplasmic vesicle - Cytoskeleton - Cytosol - Endoplasmic reticulum - Endosome - Extracellular - Golgi apparatus - Integral to membrane - Lysosome - Microtubule - Mitochondrial membrane - Mitochondrion - Nuclear membrane - Nucleolus - Nucleus - Perinuclear region - Perinuclear vesicle - Peroxisome - Plasma membrane - Sarcoplasmic reticulum - Secreted Note: You are able to sort and find drugs according to target gene name, molecular function of target, and target localization from drop-down menus in the application.
Target Expression Profile	Direct links are provided from inside the application to 138 protein expression profiles of 111 drug targets in various human tissues and cancer types, cell lines and primary cells, including up to: - 48 different normal tissue types - 20 different types of cancer - 47 cell lines - 12 samples of primary blood cells
Pathway Referals	Identified targets have been cross referenced against their invovlement in different cellular pathways, according to BioCarta, KEGG and NetPath. - BioCarta 216 Pathways - KEGG 70 Pathways - NetPath 20 Signaling Pathways Note: You are able to sort and find drugs according to targeted pathways from drop-down menues in the application.
Mechanism	In total there are more than 190 different drug mechanism of action represented in this Drug Pipeline Update. Note: You are able to sort and find drugs according to mechanism of action from drop-down menu in the application.
Compound	Identified drug compounds are described by: Compound type, Chemical name, CAS Number and molecular weight Note: You are able to sort and find drugs according to compound type from drop-down menu in the application.
Drug Profile	Progress analysis and review of drug development. A typical drug profile reports on, depending on stage of development and available information: Drug Name & Synonyms Presentation of drug name and synonyms Principal Investigator & Partners Presentation of principal investigator and partners Target and Molecular Function of Target Described target(s) is/are presented with: Official Gene Symbol - Official Gene Name [Species/Homo Sapiens] - Molecular Function Target Localization Described target(s) is/are presented with primary and alternate localizations. Target Expression Profiles Links to protein expression profile(s) of target(s) in various human tissues, cell lines and primary cells, including up to: 48 different normal tissue types 20 different types of cancer 47 cell lines 12 samples of primary blood cells Targeted Pathways Described target(s) is/are matched for the involvement in cellular pathways according to BioCarta, KEGG, and NetPath. Mechanism Drug mechanism of action Developmental Projects Summary field of developmental projects for the drug, including indication, developmental stage and status. Example: Cancer, myeloma - Phase II Clinical Trial - Active Cancer, prostate - Phase III Clinical Trial - Ceased Drug Description Short introduction to drug Compound Data Compound type, Chemical name, CAS Number and molecular weight Patent Data Available patent information related to the drug is presented here. Business & Markets Collaborations and deals Approvals and submissions Analyst comments Phase III Data Available Phase III development data, developmental history and scientific data. Phase II Data Available Phase II development data, developmental history and scientific data. Phase I Data Available Phase I development data, developmental history and scientific data. Preclinical Data Available preclinical development data, developmental history and scientific data. Licensing Information Availability for licensing
Application Features	Use 13 different parameters, available in drop-down menus, to find and sort among drugs - Drug status - Clinical Trial Status - Principle Investigator - Partners - Indication - Developmental Stage - Compound Type - Mechanism - Target - Molecular Function of Target - Target Localization - Targeted Pathways - Free text search of entire drug profile contents Direct linkage from inside the application to related internet resources - Drug data is linked to search engines like Google and PubMed - Drug target data is linked directly to BioCarta, Human Protein Atlas, KEGG, and NetPath - Direct links to company web pages of principal investigators Export and sharing of information - Found information is easily shared with others over e-mail, file export (xls) or in print
System Requirements	- AMD-Athlon/Pentium II PC - Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/VISTA - 8x-speed CD Rom drive - SVGA 16 bit display. (32 bit recommended) - 32 MB of available RAM (128 MB recommended) - Internet access (for related internet resources)