Patent Publication Number: US-11648251-B2

Title: TTP phosphorylation as a biomarker in targeted therapy

Description:
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     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to a method of determining if a patient is likely to respond to a treatment with a targeted therapy compound selected from protein kinase inhibitors, small molecule inhibitors, and monoclonal antibody-based compounds. The present invention further relates to a method of identifying a targeted therapy compound selected from protein kinase inhibitors, small molecule inhibitors, and monoclonal antibody-based compounds for personalized medicine. The present invention also relates to a method of treatment of cancer in a patient. The present invention also relates to a targeted therapy compound selected from protein kinase inhibitors, small molecule inhibitors, and monoclonal antibody-based compounds for use in a method of treatment of cancer in a patient. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     A key RNA-binding protein that promotes AU-rich mRNA deadenylation and decay is the zinc finger protein, tristetraprolin (TTP/ZFP36). Many human tumors are found to be associated with deficiency of TTP, which is linked to hallmarks of cancer. The aberrant expression or activity of TTP/ZFP36 could be attributed to changes at different levels of regulation, including transcriptional (e.g. epigenetic), post-transcriptional, and post-translational regulation. 
     Phosphorylation of TTP/ZFP36 by various protein kinases is one of the posttranslational modifications that profoundly affect its cellular localization and activity [1], [2], [3]. For example, the p38/MK2 is a pathway that leads to TTP phosphorylation preventing its ability to recruit mRNA decay machinery and subsequently leading to over-production of ARE-mRNA products. 
     Protein phosphorylation and dephosphorylation events are mediated through the action of protein kinases. Protein phosphorylation by kinases is a post-translational mechanism that affects numerous cellular responses to stimuli and influences downstream transcriptional and post-transcriptional events. Human cells contain hundreds of kinases, many of which can be aberrantly active in cancer cells. Kinase activity can cause abnormal regulation of gene expression at different levels. 
     Phosphorylation of proteins by different protein kinases is a mechanism of post-translational modification that highly affects the cellular localization and activity of the proteins. Protein phosphorylation results in alteration of protein structure and conformation, and modifies its activity and function. The commonly phosphorylated amino acids in eukaryotes are serine, threonine, and tyrosine. The phosphorylation is mediated through the action of a protein kinase (PK), and can be reverse through the action of a phosphatase. Nearly 2% of the human genome encode for PKs, representing about 538 genes which are subdivided into typical, or conventional, and atypical protein kinases, according to the kinase database (http://kinase.com/kinbase/). The majority of typical PKs phosphorylates serine/threonine (STPKs) and only a minority of PKs phosphorylates tyrosine, and atypical PKs are mostly STPKs. To date, FDA has approved 37 small molecule kinase inhibitors and many others are in phase-2/3 clinical trials. Most of the approved kinase drugs are intended for treatment of cancers, and only few of them have been approved for treatment of non-cancerous conditions, such as sirolimus for organ rejection. 
     Previous reports indicate that phosphorylation events during inflammation lead to stabilization of TTP/ZFP36 and that de-phosphorylated TTP is unstable and less abundant in cells [1],[2]. Unlike the active unphosphorylated TTP/ZFP36, MK2-phosphorylated TTP is of increased abundance due to protein stabilization, and is less active. 
     It has been shown that TTP/ZFP36 has multiple phosphorylation sites, and thus can be affected by several signaling pathways and many kinases [4]. For example, major MK2 sites for TTP/ZFP36 phosphorylation are mouse/human serine 52/60 and 178/186. However, there are many other potential amino acid sites for phosphorylation and for a variety of kinase targets. 
     Due to high occurrence of side effects associated with various drugs, it is important to assess, prior to an administration of a drug, whether a treatment with a certain drug is likely to be successful. Personalized medicine allows for customizing the specific treatment to a patient&#39;s needs, i.e. the patient&#39;s genetic and phenotypical features, and thus allows for targeted therapy of a patient. There is an urgent need for suitable biomarkers for assessing whether a patient is likely to respond to a drug. For example, there is the urgent need for biomarkers that are capable of indicating whether a targeted therapy compound selected from protein kinase inhibitors, small molecule inhibitors, and monoclonal antibody-based compounds effectively evokes a therapeutic effect. The present invention thus aims at providing a universal biomarker for determining whether a patient is likely to respond to a treatment, and for selecting an appropriate drug for a patient. The present invention further aims at providing a method of treatment of cancer, and a targeted therapy compound selected from protein kinase inhibitors, small molecule inhibitors, and monoclonal antibody-based compounds for use in a method of treatment of cancer. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In the following, the elements of the invention will be described. These elements are listed with specific embodiments, however, it should be understood that they may be combined in any manner and in any number to create additional embodiments. The variously described examples and preferred embodiments should not be construed to limit the present invention to only the explicitly described embodiments. This description should be understood to support and encompass embodiments which combine two or more of the explicitly described embodiments or which combine the one or more of the explicitly described embodiments with any number of the disclosed and/or preferred elements. Furthermore, any permutations and combinations of all described elements in this application should be considered disclosed by the description of the present application unless the context indicates otherwise. 
     In a first aspect, the present invention relates to a method of determining if a patient is likely to respond to a treatment with a targeted therapy compound selected from protein kinase inhibitors, small molecule inhibitors, and monoclonal antibody-based compounds, wherein the method comprises the following steps:
         i) providing a tumor sample of a patient, wherein said tumor sample comprises cancerous tissue and/or cancerous cells,   ii) determining a level of phosphorylated tristetraprolin (TTP) in said tumor sample, and   iii) comparing the level of phosphorylated TTP determined in step ii) to a control, wherein said control is preferably a reference value and/or a reference sample,
 
wherein an increased level of phosphorylated TTP in said tumor sample compared to said control indicates that said patient is likely to respond to a treatment using a targeted therapy compound.
       

     In one embodiment, said method further comprises
         providing a tumor sample of said patient, and treating said tumor sample with one or more targeted therapy compound(s),   determining a level of phosphorylated TP in said treated tumor sample, and,   comparing the level of phosphorylated TP determined in said treated tumor sample to the level of phosphorylated TTP determined in step ii),   wherein a decreased level of phosphorylated TTP in said treated tumor sample compared to the level of phosphorylated TTP determined in step ii) indicates that said patient is likely to respond to a treatment with said one or more targeted therapy compound(s).       

     In one embodiment, said determining of a level of phosphorylated TTP is performed using an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof targeting phosphorylated TTP and/or TTP. 
     In one embodiment, said step ii) further comprises determining a cancer-related genetic variation in said tumor sample, such as a KRAS mutation and/or an EGFR amplification. 
     In a further aspect, the present invention further relates to a method of identifying a targeted therapy compound selected from protein kinase inhibitors, small molecule inhibitors, and monoclonal antibody-based compounds for personalized medicine, preferably precision cancer therapy of a cancer patient, comprising, in any order, the following steps:
         a. obtaining a tumor sample from a patient,   b. optionally, determining a level of phosphorylated TTP in said tumor sample,   c. providing one or more targeted therapy compound(s) to be tested,   d. treating said tumor sample with said one or more targeted therapy compound(s),   e. determining whether said one or more targeted therapy compound(s) reduce(s) the levels of phosphorylated TTP in said treated sample compared to a control,
 
wherein a reduction in the level of phosphorylated TTP indicates that said one or more targeted therapy compound(s) is/are effective for treating said patient.
       

     In one embodiment, said control in step e) is a level of phosphorylated TTP determined in step b), and/or is a reference value, and/or is a level of phosphorylated TTP determined in a reference sample. 
     In one embodiment, said reduction is a reduction by at least 15%, preferably by at least 20%, more preferably by at least 25%. 
     In one embodiment, said level of phosphorylated TTP is determined using an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof targeting phosphorylated TTP. 
     In one embodiment, the precision cancer therapy is a pan-cancer precision cancer therapy capable of treating a cancer regardless of the tissue type or subtype or molecular sub-type of the cancer including solid tumors, hematological tumors, leukemias, lymphomas, organ-specific tumors such as breast, colon, prostate, liver, and metastatic tumors of any origin, including subtypes such as hormone positive, hormone negative, Microsatellite Instability high or low, KRAS mutant, p53 mutant cancer, and cancers with amplified genes. 
     In a further aspect, the present invention further relates to a method of treatment of cancer in a patient, wherein said cancer is characterized by an increased level of phosphorylated TTP in cancer cells compared to non-cancerous cells, wherein said method comprises administering an effective dose of a targeted therapy compound selected from protein kinase inhibitors, small molecule inhibitors, and monoclonal antibody-based compounds to a patient in need thereof having said cancer. 
     In one embodiment, said method comprises the steps of:
         a. obtaining a tumor sample, and optionally a non-tumor control sample, from the patient,   b. determining the level of phosphorylated TTP in said tumor sample, and optionally in said non-tumor control sample,   c. administering a therapeutically effective amount of said targeted therapy compound, if there is an increased level of phosphorylated TTP in the tumor sample compared to a control, which is optionally the non-tumor control sample of said patient, as determined in step b).       

     In one embodiment, said targeted therapy compound is selected from BI-3406, lapitinib, AZ628, sorafenib2, TAK-6323, regorafenib4, CEP-32496, cabozantinib, and polo-like kinase inhibitors including PCM-075, volasertib, BI 2536, rigosertib (ON 01910), HMN-214, GSK461364, R03280, NMS-P937, TAK-960, cyclapolin 1, DAP-81, ZK-thiazolidinone, compound 36 (imidazopyridine derivative), LFM-A13, poloxin (thymoquinone derivative), poloxipan, purpurogallin (benzotropolone-containing compound), MLN0905, and SBE13, preferably volasertib and lapitinib. 
     In one embodiment, said targeted therapy compound is co-administered with a chemotherapeutic agent, and/or with a therapeutic monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, and/or with a checkpoint inhibitor including CTLA-4, PD-1, and PD-L1 targeting agents, and/or with an interferon selected from Type-I IFN, Type-II IFN and Type-III IFN, and/or with a cytokine inhibitor, and/or with a small molecule drug. 
     In one embodiment, the level of phosphorylated TTP is reduced by administering said targeted therapy compound. 
     In one embodiment, said reduction is a reduction by at least 15%, preferably by at least 20%, more preferably by at least 25%. 
     In one embodiment, the method of treatment of cancer in a patient comprises, prior to said administering, a method of determining if a patient is likely to respond to a treatment as defined in any of the embodiments above and/or a method of identifying a targeted therapy compound for personalized medicine as defined in any of the embodiments above. 
     In one embodiment, the method further comprises monitoring a treatment response, comprising the following steps:
         i) obtaining a sample from said patient of a first time point and a second time point,   ii) determining a level of phosphorylated TTP in said first sample of said first time point and in said second sample of said second time point,   iii) comparing the level determined in said first sample to the level determined in said second sample,
 
wherein a decrease in the level determined in the second sample compared to the level determined in the first sample indicates that said targeted therapy compound is effective in treating said cancer.
       

     In a further aspect, the present invention further relates to a targeted therapy compound selected from protein kinase inhibitors, small molecule inhibitors, and monoclonal antibody-based compounds for use in a method of treatment of cancer in a patient, wherein said cancer is characterized by an increased level of phosphorylated TTP in cancer cells compared to non-cancerous cells, wherein said method comprises administering an effective dose of said targeted therapy compound to a patient in need thereof having said cancer. 
     In one embodiment, said method comprises the steps of:
         a. obtaining a tumor sample, and optionally a non-tumor control sample, from the patient,   b. determining the level of phosphorylated TP in said tumor sample, and optionally in said non-tumor control sample,   c. administering a therapeutically effective amount of said targeted therapy compound, if there is an increased level of phosphorylated TTP in the tumor sample compared to a control, which is optionally the non-tumor control sample of said patient, as determined in step b).       

     In one embodiment, said targeted therapy compound is selected from BI-3406, lapitinib, AZ628, sorafenib2, TAK-6323, regorafenib4, CEP-32496, cabozantinib, and polo-like kinase inhibitors including PCM-075, volasertib, BI 2536, rigosertib (ON 01910), HMN-214, GSK461364, R03280, NMS-P937, TAK-960, cyclapolin 1, DAP-81, ZK-thiazolidinone, compound 36 (imidazopyridine derivative), LFM-A13, poloxin (thymoquinone derivative), poloxipan, purpurogallin (benzotropolone-containing compound), MLN0905, and SBE13, preferably volasertib and lapitinib. 
     In one embodiment, said targeted therapy compound is co-administered with a chemotherapeutic agent, and/or with a therapeutic monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, and/or with a checkpoint inhibitor including CTLA-4, PD-1, and PD-L1 targeting agents, and/or with an interferon selected from Type-I IFN, Type-II IFN and Type-III IFN, and/or with a cytokine inhibitor, and/or with a small molecule drug. 
     In one embodiment, in said method, the level of phosphorylated TTP is reduced by administering said targeted therapy compound. 
     In one embodiment, said reduction is a reduction by at least 15%, preferably by at least 20%, more preferably by at least 25%. 
     In a further aspect, the present invention further relates to the use of phosphorylated TTP as a biomarker. 
     In a further aspect, the present invention further relates to the use of a targeted therapy compound selected from protein kinase inhibitors, small molecule inhibitors, and monoclonal antibody-based compounds for the manufacture of a medicament for a cancer that is characterized by an increased level of phosphorylated TTP in cancer cells compared to non-cancerous cells. 
     In this aspect, said targeted therapy compound, said cancer, and said increased level of phosphorylated TTP are as defined above. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES 
       The present invention is now further described by reference to the following figures. 
       All methods mentioned in the figure descriptions below were carried out as described in detail in the examples. 
         FIGS.  1 A- 1 C  show phosphorylated TTP status in cancer cells. 
         1 A) Characterization of the protein bands in WB with anti-TTP/ZFP36; lysates were treated with calf intestinal phosphatase (CIP) before separation on gels. Arrow indicates the phosphorylated form. 
         1 B- 1 C) Determination of TTP/ZFP36 and ZFP36L1 phosphorylation patterns in MDA-MB-231 and HEK293 cells; the cells were transfected either with control, ZFP36-HA or ZFP36L1-HA vectors; lysates were treated with CIP. Western blotting was performed using anti-HA as indicated. WBs are representative blot from two experiments. 
         FIGS.  2 A- 2 C  show that kinase inhibition reduces phosphorylated TTP. 
         2 A) Dose response for the PLK1 inhibitor (volasertib) effect on phosphorylated TTP level; WB shown is from one experiment of two. 
         2 B- 2 C) Time course of volasertib (330 nM) action on phosphorylated TTP and its target, uPA; WBs are representative of at least two independent experiments. 
         FIGS.  3 A- 3 C  show that kinase activity increases the abundance of phosphorylated ZFP36. 
         3 A) Ectopic expression of PLK1 in MCF10A; the cells were transfected with PLK1 vector (0.5 μg/million cells) for 24 hrs. The abundance of the phosphorylated TTP/ZFP36 was evaluated by WB (one shown from two independent experiments). 
         3 B) Co-transfection of HEK293 with PLK1 and TTP/ZFP36; the cells were co-transfected with PLK1 (0.2 μg/well) and ZFP36 (0.3 μg/million cells), then the abundance of phosphorylated ZFP36 was assessed by WB (one shown from two independent experiments). 
         3 C) The effect of PLK1 overexpression in MCF10A cells on the endogenous IL-8 mRNA and protein expression; cells transfected with PLK1 vector (3 μg/million cells) for 24 hrs, then the IL-8 mRNA was measured using RT-QPCR. Data (Mean t SEM of replicates) from one experiment of two. 
         FIGS.  4 A- 4 B  show kinase inhibition in mice and reduction in TTP phosphorylation.  4 A) PLK1 inhibition and tumor size in mice; MDA-MB-231 xenografts were injected into the mammary fat pad of female nude mice; when tumors become palpable, mice were treated with either volasertib (10 mg/kg) or vehicle twice weekly. The tumor size was calculated as described in Methods. Data are Mean±SEM from a nine-mouse experiment as indicated. Two-way ANOVA was performed for overall effect with Sidak&#39;s multiple comparison test (*p&lt;0.05, ****p&lt;0.001).  4 B) The effect of volasertib on TTP/ZFP36 phosphorylation; WB of tumor tissues from each mouse as probed with anti-TTP/ZFP36 or GAPDH as the loading control. 
         FIG.  5    shows changes in the level of phosphorylated TTP as analyzed using Western blotting. HEK293 cells were transfected with a TTP expression plasmid and with an expression plasmid encoding one of the shown cancer genes. The shown cancer genes are examples of genes known to be amplified in cancer. 
         FIGS.  6 A- 6 C  shows a relation of ERBB2 and TTP phosphorylation. 
         6 A) ERBB2 which is known to be amplified and over-expressed in Her2 (ERBB2) positive cancer is shown to increase the phosphorylated TTP in a HEK293 cell line that lacks ERBB2. 
         6 B) The ERBB2 inhibitor, lapatinib, is shown to reduce the levels of phosphorylated TTP in the ERBB2 overexpressing breast cancer cell line SKBR3. 
         6 C) Normal-like MCF10A breast cells have lower levels of phosphorylated TTP than SKBR3 cells having amplified (overexpressed) ERBB2. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The present invention relates to a novel biomarker for use in the treatment of cancer. In particular aspects, the invention relates to a targeted therapy approach and/or precision oncology tool based on the phosphorylation of the protein tristetraprolin (TTP/ZFP36) that plays a role in diseases such as cancer, chronic inflammatory conditions, and autoimmune diseases. TTP phosphorylation is herein shown to be a clinically useful biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of cancer. The analysis of TTP phosphorylation may be used as a cancer targeted therapy tool to select kinase inhibitors for the treatment of diseases such as cancer, particularly by monitoring whether a kinase inhibitor reduces the level of phosphorylated TTP. 
     Even when a drug targets a cancer subtype with a specific mutation, the therapy response varies among cancer patients, due to existence of other gene mutations and signaling aberrations. Thus, an additional “personalized” approach is needed for pinpointing a patient that will likely respond to a treatment. The present inventors herein disclose the phosphorylation of tristetraprolin (TTP/ZFP36) as a biomarker, i.e. as a diagnostic and/or therapeutic tool for drugs such as BI-3406. TTP is an RNA-binding protein that promotes the decay of the hundreds AU-rich mRNAs which are involved in cancer. In cancer, TTP activity is diminished due to phosphorylation resulting in prolongation of AU-rich mRNA half-life and subsequently overexpression of cancer proteins. TTP phosphorylation can occur due to multiple signaling pathways including both the MAPK/ERK pathway and the p38 MAPK pathway. Specifically, for example oncogenic RAS signaling can lead to TTP phosphorylation and thus increased abundance of mRNA and proteins encoded by cancer-related genes. The present inventors demonstrate that TTP phosphorylation is a highly useful tool for monitoring a drug response, such as a response towards a protein kinase inhibitor and/or RAS::SOS1 inhibitor. 
     The present inventors show that mice treated with an exemplary targeted therapy compound, namely a protein kinase inhibitor which is PLK1 inhibitor volasertib, reduced tumor growth. Furthermore, the present inventors demonstrate a surprising and remarkable decrease in the abundance of phosphorylated TTP/ZFP36, both in vivo and in vitro, by means of a targeted therapy compound, such as a protein kinase inhibitor. Accordingly, the present invention provides a biomarker, which is phosphorylated TTP, that can be used for analyzing whether a targeted therapy compound, such as a protein kinase inhibitor, is likely to be effective in the treatment of a disease such as cancer. Particularly, the present invention provides a biomarker which indicates, if levels of phosphorylated TTP are increased in a patient compared to a control, that a targeted therapy compound, such as a protein kinase inhibitor is likely to be effective in the treatment of said patient. Furthermore, said biomarker is a tool for selecting the targeted therapy compound from several targeted therapy compound which is likely to be most effective in a patient, namely by analyzing the response of a sample of a patient to multiple targeted therapy compound and choosing the targeted therapy compound which is most effective. Accordingly, using phosphorylated TTP as a biomarker allows for predicting and/or determining the effectiveness of a treatment. 
     Thus, determining the level of phosphorylated TTP in a sample of a patient, and optionally determining the response of said sample to a targeted therapy compound as determined by the level of phosphorylated TTP after treatment with the targeted therapy compound, allows for selecting the most successful targeted therapy compound for the particular patient, as well as the patient&#39;s cancer type, and is thus a useful tool for personalized medicine. In one embodiment, a targeted therapy compound is preferably a protein kinase inhibitor. 
     In one embodiment, TTP phosphorylation is used as a biomarker in an in vitro assay. In one embodiment, TTP phosphorylation is used as a biomarker in cancer cell lines for determining whether said cancer cell lines respond to a drug that is administered to said cell lines. In one embodiment, endogenous TTP phosphorylation is determined in KRAS-mutant cell lines. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to an antibody-based detection test for personalized medicine, in which TTP phosphorylation is analyzed prior to and after administering a drug candidate to a patient and/or to a sample of a patient. 
     The term “cancer”, as used herein, refers to a disease characterized by dysregulated cell proliferation and/or growth. The term comprises benign and malignant cancerous diseases, such as tumors, and may refer to an invasive or non-invasive cancer. The term comprises all types of cancers, including carcinomas, sarcomas, lymphomas, germ cell tumors, and blastomas. 
     The term “sample”, as used herein, relates to a specimen. In one embodiment, a patient sample is any of a solid sample, such as a formalin-fixed and/or paraffin-embedded tissue, a fresh tissue, a frozen tissue, and/or a patient-derived xenograft, and a liquid sample, such as a blood sample, blood total cells, circulating tumor cells, extracellular vesicles, exosomes, lymph fluid, saliva, body fluid, and/or tissue fluid. 
     In one embodiment, a “tumor sample” or “sample of a cancer patient”, as used herein, relates to a sample of cancerous tissue of a patient, wherein said sample may derive from a solid or a non-solid cancerous tissue. The tumor sample can be in the form of dissociated cells, aspirations, tissues, tissue slices, or any other form of obtaining tumors or tumor tissues or tumor cells known to the person skilled in the art. A control sample or control value is used to estimate the relative phosphorylation levels of TTP in a diseased organ or tissue compared to a healthy organ or tissue. In one embodiment, a tumor sample comprises cancerous tissue and/or cancerous cells. 
     The term “cancer cell”, as used herein, refers to a cell that exhibits abnormal proliferation and divides relentlessly, thereby forming a solid tumor or a non-solid tumor. In some embodiments of the present invention, cancer cell is used synonymously with “pathophysiological cell”. 
     The term “non-cancer cell”, “non-cancerous cell” or “normal cell”, as used herein, refers to a cell which is not affected by aberrant expression, aberrant phosphorylation, and/or abnormal proliferation, and does not derive from cancerous tissue. In some embodiments of the present invention, the terms “normal cell” and “non-cancer cell” are used synonymously with “physiological cell”. 
     A “control”, as used herein, relates to a reference value and/or a reference sample which preferably reflect the characteristics of a healthy subject. In one embodiment, the terms “reference sample” and “control sample” are used interchangeably. A “control sample”, as used herein, relates to a sample comprising normal cells, i.e. non-cancerous cells, for determining normal expression and/or phosphorylation levels in non-cancerous cells. Such a control sample may derive from the patient, wherein said control sample is taken from a healthy tissue, wherein said healthy tissue may derive from the same organ as the tumor sample of the cancerous disease, but a different site not affected by said cancerous disease, or may derive from a different organ not affected by said cancerous disease. A control sample may also relate to a sample of non-cancerous tissue of a healthy individual, or to a sample of a population of healthy individuals. In some embodiments, said control sample(s) may also relate to “control values” which reflect the normal expression and/or phosphorylation levels obtained from analysis of expression and/or phosphorylation in control samples, wherein said control samples derive from healthy tissue of the patient, or healthy tissue of a healthy individual, or healthy tissue of a population of healthy subjects. 
     The term “cancer-related genes” and “cancer-related proteins”, as used herein, refers to genes and proteins, respectively, that are associated with cancerous diseases, and/or the development of cancerous diseases, and/or metastasis. In one embodiment, aberrant expression and aberrant phosphorylation of said cancer-related genes and cancer-related proteins, respectively, promotes formation of a cancerous disease. In one embodiment, cancer-related genes refer to proto-oncogenes. 
     The term “AU-rich element” or “ARE”, as used herein, refers to an adenylate-uridylate-rich element in the 3′ untranslated region of a mRNA. AREs are a determinant of RNA stability, and often occur in mRNAs of proto-oncogenes, nuclear transcription factors, and cytokines. TTP is an ARE-binding protein (ARE-BP) which binds to AREs and destabilizes the mRNA. The terms “increased TTP phosphorylation”, “increased phosphorylation”, and “increased level of phosphorylated TTP”, as used herein, refer to an elevated phosphorylation level of TTP in a sample of a patient as compared to the phosphorylation level of TTP in a control, referred to as “normal phosphorylation”. In some embodiments, phosphorylation is compared to normal phosphorylation in a control sample, which may derive from healthy tissue of the same individual, wherein said healthy tissue may derive from a different site of the same organ as the cancerous tissue, or from a healthy individual. In some embodiments, phosphorylation is compared to normal phosphorylation in a healthy subject population. An elevated phosphorylation level may also be referred to as “increased phosphorylation level”. In one embodiment, an increased phosphorylation is an at least 5% increased phosphorylation level, preferably at least 15% increased phosphorylation level in a tumor sample compared to a control. The term “decreasing phosphorylation”, as used herein, relates to decreasing elevated phosphorylation levels of TTP, to normalize said increased phosphorylation to normal phosphorylation, preferably by administering a targeted therapy compound such as a protein kinase inhibitor. In one embodiment, said decreasing phosphorylation is a decrease by at least 15%, preferably by at least 20%, more preferably by at least 25%. Methods for determining the phosphorylation level of a protein such as TTP are known to a person skilled in the art, and include western blot, ELISA, microarrays, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, and mass spectrometry. 
     The term “normal phosphorylation” or “normal phosphorylation levels”, as used herein, refers to phosphorylation levels in non-cancerous cells which are not affected by aberrant phosphorylation. In one embodiment, normal phosphorylation relates to phosphorylation levels of TTP in non-cancerous cells. In one embodiment, normal phosphorylation levels of TTP are assessed in a sample of the same subject from which the tumor sample is taken. In one embodiment, normal phosphorylation levels are assessed in a sample from a healthy subject. In one embodiment, normal phosphorylation levels are assessed in a population of healthy individuals. 
     The terms “normalizing” and “normalizing phosphorylation”, as used herein, relate to normalizing or restoring phosphorylation levels of TTP to healthy, non-cancerous, normal phosphorylation levels, which can be achieved by administering an effective dose of a targeted therapy compound such as a protein kinase inhibitor to a patient in need thereof having abnormal phosphorylation of TTP. In one embodiment, when referring to “normalizing phosphorylation”, it is meant that the level of post-transcriptional regulation of TTP phosphorylation in a cancer cell adjusts to a level of post-transcriptional regulation of TTP that is present in a non-cancerous cell, preferably by treatment with a targeted therapy compound such as a protein kinase inhibitor. In one embodiment, a “normalizing effect” refers to an effect, preferably an effect of a targeted therapy compound, which induces a normalization of abnormal TTP phosphorylation levels in cancer cells towards the TTP phosphorylation levels typically found in non-cancerous cells. In one embodiment, an “aberrant” TTP phosphorylation mean phosphorylation that deviate from “normal” phosphorylation in an individual not suffering from cancer, respectively. 
     The term “TTP” or “tristetraprolin”, as used herein, refers to a protein which binds to AU-rich elements (AREs) in the 3′-untranslated regions of ARE-containing mRNAs, and promotes degradation of said mRNAs. TTP is also known as zinc finger protein 36 homolog (ZFP36). In one embodiment, interactions of TTP and target mRNAs are affected by the phosphorylation state of TTP. In one embodiment, phosphorylated TTP/ZFP36 is unable to promote ARE-mRNA decay, and thus the abundance of proteins involved in inflammation and cancer is increased and the half-life of these proteins is prolonged. In one embodiment, phosphorylated TTP is a biomarker for detecting whether a patient is likely to respond to a targeted therapy compound such as a protein kinase inhibitor and/or for detecting which targeted therapy compound such as a protein kinase inhibitor will have the best therapeutic effect in a patient. The term “responding to a treatment”, as used herein, relates to a therapeutic effect being effectively evoked in a patient. In one embodiment, phosphorylated TTP is a biomarker to be used in personalized medicine. 
     The term “protein kinase”, as used herein, refers to an enzyme capable of phosphorylating other proteins by transferring a phosphate group from a nucleoside triphosphate to amino acids of proteins, such as serine and threonine, and/or tyrosine. Phosphorylation of proteins may result in functional modification of said proteins by changing cellular location, activity, and/or associated with other proteins. In one embodiment, a protein kinase may relate to a serine/threonine-specific protein kinase or a tyrosine-specific protein kinase. 
     The term “inhibitor”, as used herein, refers to an enzyme inhibitor or receptor inhibitor which is a molecule that binds to an enzyme or receptor, and decreases and/or blocks its activity, for example a protein kinase inhibitor. The term may relate to a reversible or an irreversible inhibitor. The term “small molecule inhibitor” relates to a small molecule which inhibits a signaling pathway in a patient&#39;s body, preferably a disease-related signaling pathway, more preferably a cancer-related signaling pathway. In one embodiment, a small molecule inhibitor is BI-3406. 
     The term “antigen-binding fragment thereof”, as used herein, relates to a peptide that specifically binds to an antigen. In one embodiment, an antigen-binding fragment is based on an immunoglobulin, such as a polyclonal or monoclonal antibody, for example a substantially intact antibody, a Fab fragment, a F(ab′) 2  fragment, a diabody, a single chain Fv fragment, a tetrabody, a triabody, a disulfide bond-stabilized Fv (dsFv), or a heavy chain VHH fragment from camels, or is based on a protein scaffold structure having antigen-binding capacity, such as an anticalin protein, an Affilin, an Affimer, an Affitin, an Alphabody, a nanobody, or a DARPin, preferably comprising antigen-binding determinants, such as a CDR, of an antibody. In one embodiment, an antibody and/or antigen-binding fragment targets phosphorylated TTP and/or TTP, i.e. specifically binds to phosphorylated TTP and/or TTP. 
     The term “protein kinase inhibitor”, as used herein, refers to an inhibitor that blocks the action of one or more protein kinases. In one embodiment, said term relates to an inhibitor that attenuates the action of one or more protein kinases. In one embodiment, said protein kinase inhibitor is a serine/threonine protein kinase inhibitor, such as a B-Raf kinase inhibitor or a polo-like kinase inhibitor, or a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, for example a VEGFR2 inhibitor. The term “PLK-1” or “polo-like kinase 1”, as used herein, refers to a specific kinase being a member of the family of polo-like kinases. A list of examples for kinase inhibitors are given in Table 2 in Example 7. In one embodiment, a protein kinase inhibitor is preferably an inhibitor of a MAP kinase, such as an inhibitor of MK2 and/or ERK, an inhibitor of AKT, and/or an inhibitor of ERBB2, such as lapitinib. In one embodiment, phosphorylated TTP is used as a biomarker for determining whether a patient, preferably a breast cancer patient, is likely to respond to a treatment with an inhibitor of ERBB2 phosphorylation, preferably lapitinib. In one embodiment, a method of determining if a patient is likely to respond to a treatment and/or a method of identifying a targeted therapy compound such as a protein kinase inhibitor for personalized medicine comprises a patient of breast cancer, preferably a HER+ breast cancer, and a targeted therapy compound being lapitinib. In one embodiment, the term “compound” and/or “targeted therapy compound” preferably relates to a protein kinase inhibitor. In one embodiment, a protein kinase inhibitor may be a small molecule and/or a monoclonal antibody-based compound. 
     The term “administering”, as used herein, refers to applying a targeted therapy compound, such as a protein kinase inhibitor, to a target, such as a patient and/or a sample of a patient. In one embodiment, administering relates to in vitro and/or in vivo administration. In one embodiment, administering relates to intravenous, oral, nasal, mucosal, intrabronchial, intrapulmonary, intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravascular, intrathecal, intraocular, intraarticular, intranodal, intratumoral, or intrametastatical administration of a targeted therapy compound, such as a protein kinase inhibitor to a patient in need thereof. In one embodiment, administering may also relate to in vitro administration, namely to incubating a cell and/or tissue, e.g. a sample obtained from a patient, with a targeted therapy compound such as a protein kinase inhibitor. 
     The term “co-administering”, as used herein, refers to a combined administration of a targeted therapy compound, such as a protein kinase inhibitor with at least one other substance, such as a chemotherapeutic agent, a checkpoint inhibitor, and/or IFN, to a target such as a patient and/or sample. In one embodiment, co-administration of a targeted therapy compound, such as a protein kinase inhibitor with at least one other substance allows for targeting more than one aberrant pathway. 
     The term “effective dose”, as used herein, refers to a dose of a drug, such as a targeted therapy compound, which is in the range between the dose sufficient to evoke a therapeutic effect and the maximum tolerated dose. In one embodiment, a method of treatment of cancer according to the present invention comprises administering an effective dose of a targeted therapy compound, such as a protein kinase inhibitor to a patient in need thereof having an increased level of phosphorylated TTP compared to a control. In one embodiment, said effective dose is in a dose range established for a different method of treatment comprising administering said targeted therapy compound, such as said protein kinase inhibitor, wherein said different method of treatment is for a disease, which is not characterized by increased TTP phosphorylation levels in pathophysiological cells compared to physiological cells. In one embodiment, said protein kinase inhibitor is volasertib or lapitinib, and said effective dose is in the range of 150 mg to 300 mg once per day to once per week. In one embodiment, the terms “effective dose” and “effective amount” are used interchangeably. 
     The term “treating”, as used herein, refers to applying a targeted therapy compound, such as a protein kinase inhibitor, to a target such as a patient and/or a sample of a patient. In one embodiment, said treating relates to in vivo treating of a patient, and/or to in vitro treating of a sample of a patient. In one embodiment, in vitro treating relates to treating a sample with a targeted therapy compound such as a protein kinase inhibitor for at least 15 min, preferably 4-8 h. In one embodiment, in vitro treating relates to treating a sample with a targeted therapy compound at a concentration of from 1 nM to 10 μM. 
     The term “determining a level of phosphorylated TTP”, as used herein, relates assessing the level of phosphorylated TTP comprising any method capable of detecting a phosphorylation status of a protein that is known to a person skilled in the art, such as methods using reactions between an antibody (or antigen-binding fragment) and an antigen, said antigen preferably being phosphorylated TTP, for example western blotting, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, mass spectrometry, flow cytometry, FACS, and ELISA. In one embodiment, said determining comprises detecting the total amount of phosphorylated TTP and/or detecting the fraction of phosphorylated TTP compared to total TTP. In one embodiment, an increased level of phosphorylated TTP relates to an increased total amount of phosphorylated TTP and/or to an increased phosphorylation degree of TTP, wherein an increased phosphorylation degree of TTP means that the ratio of phosphorylated TTP to unphosphorylated TTP is increased. In one embodiment, the level of phosphorylated TTP is determined using an antibody targeting phosphorylated TTP and/or is determined using an antibody targeting TTP. In one embodiment, if an antibody targeting TTP is used to determine the level of phosphorylated TTP, the molecular weight and/or size difference between a phosphorylated TTP and an unphosphorylated TTP is taken into account to determine the level of phosphorylated TTP, wherein phosphorylated TTP is larger than TTP, as observed, for example, with the bands obtained in western blotting. In one embodiment, phosphorylated TTP is detected by anti-phosphorylated TTP using western blotting, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, or any other method capable of detecting phosphorylated TTP known to a person skilled in the art. In one embodiment, determining a level of phosphorylated TTP relates to assessing the protein level of phosphorylated TTP and/or unphosphorylated TTP. In one embodiment, phosphorylated TTP is used as a biomarker, and thus the level of phosphorylated TTP is determined in a method of determining if a patient is likely to respond to a treatment according to the present invention and/or a method of identifying a targeted therapy compound such as a protein kinase inhibitor for personalized medicine. In one embodiment, determining a level of phosphorylated TTP comprises using phosphorylated TTP as a biomarker. 
     The term “patient”, as used herein, refers to a human or an animal having a cancer which is characterized by increased levels of phosphorylated TTP in cancer cells compared to normal cells. The terms “subject” and “individual”, as used herein, are used synonymously, and relate to a human or an animal. 
     The term “chemotherapeutic agent”, as used herein, refers to a cytotoxic agent which is of use in chemotherapy of cancer. For example, a chemotherapeutic agent may relate to an alkylating agent, such as cyclophosphamide, mechlorethamine, chlorambucil, melphalan, dacarbazine, nitrosoureas, and temozolomide, or to an anthracycline, such as daunorubicin, doxorubicin, epirubicin, idarubicin, mitoxantrone, valrubicin, or to a cytoskeletal disruptor, such as paclitaxel, docetaxel, abraxane, and taxotere, or to an epothilone, or to a histone deacetylase inhibitor, such as vorinostat and romidepsin, or to an inhibitor of topoisomerase I, such as irinotecan and topotecan, or to an inhibitor of topoisomerase II, such as etoposide, teniposide, and tafluposide, or to a kinase inhibitor, such as bortezomib, erlotinib, gefitinib, imatinib, vemurafenib, and vismodegib, or to a nucleotide analogue, such as azacitidine, azathioprine, capecitabine, cytarabine, doxifluridine, fluorouracil, gemcitabine, hydroxyurea, mercaptopurine, methotrexate, and tioguanine, or to a peptide antibiotics, such as bleomycin and actinomycin, or to a platinum-based agent, such as carboplatin, cisplatin, and oxaliplatin, or to a retinoid, such as tretinoin, alitretinoin, and bexarotene, or to a  vinca  alkaloid derivative, such as vinblastine, vincristine, vindesine, and vinorelbine. In one embodiment, in a method of treatment of cancer according to the present invention, a chemotherapeutic agent is co-administered with said targeted therapy compound such as a protein kinase inhibitor, wherein preferably, said chemotherapeutic agent is commonly used for the same type of cancer. 
     The term “checkpoint inhibitor”, as used herein, refers to an agent used in cancer immunotherapy. A checkpoint inhibitor blocks an inhibitory immune checkpoint and thus restores immune system function, for example, an inhibitor of the immune checkpoint molecule CTLA-4, such as ipilimumab, or an inhibitor of PD-1, such as nivolumab or pembrolizumab, or an inhibitor of PD-L1, such as atezolizumab, avelumab, and durvalumab. In many of the embodiments, a checkpoint inhibitor relates to an antibody which targets a molecule involved in an immune checkpoint. 
     The term “interferon”, or “IFN”, as used herein, refers to a group of cytokines which are used for communication between cells and which trigger the immune system. Interferons comprise three classes which are Type-I interferons, Type-II interferons, and Type-III interferons. In one embodiment, said targeted therapy compound is co-administered with a Type-I, Type-II or Type-III IFN. The term “Type-I IFN”, as used herein, relates to a large subgroup of interferons comprising IFN-α, IFN-β, IFN-ε, IFN-κ, IFN-τ, IFN-ζ, and IFN-ω. The term “Type-II IFN”, as used herein, relates to IFN-γ. The term “Type-III IFN”, as used herein, relates to IFN-λ1, 2, 3, and 4. 
     The terms “targeted cancer therapy” and “precision cancer therapy”, as used herein, relate to the prevention or treatment of a cancer in a patient by administering an effective amount of a therapeutic agent to said patient. Preferably, prior to administering said therapeutic agent, it is tested whether the patient is likely to respond to said therapeutic agent, which is then referred to as “personalized medicine”. Said cancer therapy is “targeted” (and thus “precise”) since, prior to said therapy, it is determined which targeted therapy compound, for example which protein kinase inhibitor, is able to reduce increased levels of phosphorylated TTP in a cancer cell and/or tumor sample of said patient, and said normalization of TTP phosphorylation is an indicator that the cancer/cancer cells of said patient will respond to said targeted therapy compound. Accordingly, a suitable targeted therapy compound, such as a suitable protein kinase inhibitor, for treating said patient can be chosen using a method of determining if a patient is likely to respond to a treatment according to the present invention and/or a method of identifying a targeted therapy compound selected from protein kinase inhibitors, small molecule inhibitors, and monoclonal antibody-based compounds for personalized medicine according to the present invention. A method of determining if a patient is likely to respond to a treatment according to the present invention and/or a method of identifying a targeted therapy compound for personalized medicine according to the present invention are tools for precision oncology allowing for determining a suitable targeted therapy compound, such as a suitable protein kinase inhibitor, for treating a cancer patient. 
     The term “suitable targeted therapy compound”, as used herein, relates to a targeted therapy compound being suitable for using said targeted therapy compound in a method of treatment of cancer in a patient. In one embodiment, a targeted therapy compound that is “suitable” is capable of reducing increased levels of TTP phosphorylation in a tumor sample, for example in a method of determining if a patient is likely to respond to a treatment according to the present invention and/or in a method of identifying a targeted therapy compound for personalized medicine according to the present invention. In one embodiment, a suitable targeted therapy compound is a suitable protein kinase inhibitor. In one embodiment, using phosphorylated TTP as a biomarker, for example in a method of determining if a patient is likely to respond to a treatment, allows for identifying a targeted therapy compound, e.g. a protein kinase inhibitor and/or small molecule, which is effective for treating a patient, for example by treating a patient sample with said targeted therapy compound and determining whether a therapeutic effect, e.g. a decrease in the level of phosphorylated TTP, is evoked. In one embodiment, the therapeutic effect is a decrease/reduction in the level of phosphorylated TTP. 
     In one embodiment, a method of determining if a patient is likely to respond to a treatment according to the present invention and/or a method of identifying a targeted therapy compound for personalized medicine according to the present invention are advantageous in that these methods are independent on the tumor type or tissue type, and in that the patient&#39;s specific cancer can be treated with one or more of the kinase inhibitor drugs identified with these methods, i.e. the suitable targeted therapy compounds can be identified prior to a treatment of a patient with a targeted therapy compound. 
     In one embodiment, a method of determining if a patient is likely to respond to a treatment according to the present invention and/or a method of identifying a targeted therapy compound for personalized medicine according to the present invention relate to universal single assay. The term “universal single assay”, as used herein, relates to an assay which can be ubiquitously applied in the context of various cancerous diseases that involve increased levels of phosphorylated TTP. In one embodiment, a universal single assay is not only of use for a certain cancer type, but is useful for various types of cancerous diseases, and is thus a “pan-cancer” precision oncology approach. 
     The term “cancer-related genetic variation”, as used herein, relates to a genetic variation in a DNA which is associated with a cancer, such as a mutation in an allele and/or gene, a gene amplification, a fusion of genes, a deletion of an allele and/or gene. In one embodiment, a cancer-related genetic variation is any of a mutation in KRAS, an amplification of EGFR, an EGFR exon 19 deletion, an EGFR exon 21 L858R alteration, an ALK fusion gene, a BRAF V600E and V600K alteration, an ERBB2 copy number alteration, a HER2 gene amplification, a KRAS/NRAS wild-type, and a NTRK1/2/3 fusion gene. In one embodiment, if a patient sample has a KRAS mutation in the DNA, and there is an increased level of phosphorylated TTP in the sample, then the patient is likely to benefit from a KRAS inhibitor. In one embodiment, if a patient sample has an EGFR amplification in the DNA, and there is an increased level of phosphorylated TTP in the sample, the patient is likely to benefit from an EGFR kinase inhibitor. In one embodiment, a method of the present invention comprises determining the level of phosphorylated TTP in a patient and/or a patient&#39;s tumor sample, and determining whether said patient has a genetic variation. In one embodiment, if a patient and/or a patient&#39;s tumor sample has/have an increased level of phosphorylated TTP, and said patient has a genetic variation, such as a KRAS mutation and/or an EGFR amplification, said patient is likely to respond to a treatment with a targeted therapy compound, preferably a protein kinase inhibitor. In one embodiment, if a method of determining if a patient is likely to respond to a treatment is carried out without treating a tumor sample with one or more targeted therapy compound(s), said method preferably further comprises determining a cancer-related genetic variation. In one embodiment, the presence of a genetic variation, e.g. mutation, in a patient and/or a patient&#39;s sample, in addition to an increased level of phosphorylated TTP, is a strong indicator that a targeted therapy compound, preferably a protein kinase inhibitor, will be effective in treating said patient. In one embodiment, a genetic variation is a variation and/or mutation in any of the targets as specified in Table 1 in Example 6 and/or any of the targets as specified in Table 2 in Example 7. In one embodiment, the presence of a genetic variation, e.g. mutation, in a target as specified in Table 1 and/or Table 2 in a patient and/or a patient&#39;s sample, in addition to an increased level of phosphorylated TTP, indicates that a targeted therapy compound, such as the targeted therapy compound listed in Table 1 and/or Table 2 for the respective target, will be effective in treating said patient. 
     The term “method of determining if a patient is likely to respond to a treatment”, as used herein, relates to a method in which it is determined whether a patient will respond to a treatment with a targeted therapy compound, such as a protein kinase inhibitor. In one embodiment, the method of determining further comprises taking into account whether the patient&#39;s DNA has cancer-related genetic variations, such as mutations. 
     The term “determining a cancer-related genetic variation”, as used herein, relates to assessing whether a patient has a genetic variation that is typically associated with a risk of obtaining a cancer. In one embodiment, determining a cancer-related genetic variation relates to determining a cancer biomarker in a tumor sample of a patient other than the biomarker being phosphorylated TTP. In one embodiment, such a genetic variation determined is a KRAS mutation and/or an EGFR amplification. In one embodiment, the methods of the present invention comprise determining at least two biomarkers in a tumor sample of a patient, said two biomarkers being, firstly, phosphorylated TTP, and, secondly, a biomarker other than phosphorylated TIP, e.g. a genetic variation. In one embodiment, said cancer-related genetic variation is determined using the sample in which the level of phosphorylated TTP is determined, or using a sample different from the sample in which the level of phosphorylated TTP is determined, but a sample obtained from the same patient. In one embodiment, a cancer-related genetic variation and the level of phosphorylated TTP are determined simultaneously, optionally in the same step, or subsequently. In one embodiment, a cancer-related genetic variation is determined using genotyping and/or DNA sequencing. In one embodiment, a genetic variation is a genetic variation in any of the targets listed in Table 1 and/or Table 2. 
     The term “monitoring a treatment response”, as used herein, relates to evaluating the therapeutic success of a treatment. The monitoring of the treatment response comprises obtaining samples from a first time point and a second time point, wherein the second time point is later in the period of treatment than the first time point, and comparing the levels of phosphorylated TTP determined for the first time point and the second time point. If the level of phosphorylated TTP decreases during the treatment period, i.e. from a first time point to a second time point, the treatment, i.e. the protein kinase inhibitor administered to a patient, is successful in treating said patient. 
     The term “targeted therapy compound”, as used herein, relates to a drug selected from protein kinase inhibitors, small molecule inhibitors, and monoclonal antibody-based compounds, preferably a drug which is used for targeted therapy, i.e. personalized medicine. In one embodiment, a targeted therapy compound is a protein kinase inhibitor, a small molecule inhibitor, and/or a monoclonal antibody-based compound. The term “monoclonal antibody-based compound”, as used herein, relates to monoclonal antibodies as well as antigen-binding fragments thereof, such as Fab fragments, F(ab) 2  fragments, scFV fragments, diabodies, triabodies, scFv-Fc fragments, monobodies, and VhH fragments. In one embodiment, a targeted therapy compound is preferably a protein kinase inhibitor. 
     In the following, reference is made to the examples, which are given to illustrate, not to limit the present invention. 
     EXAMPLES 
     Example 1: Materials and Methods 
     Cell Lines 
     Breast cancer cell lines MDA-MB-231, the normal-like breast cell line MCF10A, and the HEK293 kidney cell line were obtained from American Type Culture Collection (ATCC, Rockville, Md., USA). MDA-MB-231 and HEK293 cells were cultured in Dulbecco&#39;s modified Eagle&#39;s medium (DMEM; Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif., USA) at 37° C. supplemented with 2 mM glutamine and 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS). MCF10A cells were maintained in Ham&#39;s F12-DMEM mixture (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, Mass., USA) and supplemented with 20 ng/ml epidermal growth factor (EGF), 0.01 mg/ml bovine insulin and 500 ng/ml hydrocortisone (Sigma, St. Louis, Mo., USA). All culture media were supplemented with 1% penicillin-streptomycin antibiotics (Sigma-Aldrich). 
     Plasmids and Transfections 
     PLK1 expression vector was obtained from Genecopoeia (Rockville, Md., US); vector expressing human hemagglutinin (HA)-tagged ZFP36 (TTP) was described previously, and HA-tagged ZFPL36L1 (BRF1) was cloned by PCR from cDNA in a CMV-driven expression vector. 
     Quantitative Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction and mRNA Half-Life 
     Total RNA was extracted using Trizol reagent (TRI Reagent, Sigma-Aldrich). The cells were lysed directly on the culture dish by adding 1 ml of the TRI Reagent per 10 cm 2  surface area. Reverse transcription for preparation of cDNA was performed using 3 μg of total RNA, 150 ng random primers, 0.1 M dithiothreitol (DTT), 10 mM deoxynucleotide triphosphate (dNTP) and 200 U of SuperScript II (Invitrogen, Foster City, Calif.). The quantitative RT-QPCR was performed in multiplex in the Chroma 4 DNA Engine cycler (BioRad, Hercules, Calif., USA) using FAM-labelled TaqMan probes (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, Calif., USA) for IL-8 while a VIC-labelled glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) probe was used as the endogenous control. Samples were amplified in triplicate, and quantification of relative expression was performed using the estimation of quantitation cycle (Cq) method. 
     Western Blotting and TTP Phosphorylation 
     The cells were lysed in a mixture of 0.5% NP40 buffer, protease inhibitor and phosphatase inhibitor. The calf intestinal alkaline phosphatase (CIP, Promega, Madison, Wis., USA) was used to verify the phosphorylation status of TTP/ZFP36, 20 units were added to the cell lysate (per 250 ul). The cell lysates were loaded and subjected to electrophoresis on 4-12% NuPAGE Bis-Tris gel (Invitrogen, Foster City, Calif., USA). Then, the proteins were transferred from the gel to nitrocellulose membranes (Hybond ECL; Amersham Biosciences, Piscataway, N.J.) in the presence of NuGAGE 20× transfer buffer (Invitrogen, Foster City, Calif., USA). After blocking, membranes were incubated with primary antibodies diluted in 5% bovine serum albumin (BSA) (Sigma-Aldrich, St Louis, Mo.) at 4° C. overnight. For TTP/ZFP36, a custom-made affinity purified TTP polyclonal antibody and against C-terminal end of TTP and was used previously [5]. This antibody is specific to TTP/ZFP36, but not the ortholog ZFP36L1 when using 0.5% NP40 buffer instead of Laemmli buffer. Other antibodies are: anti-PLK1 (dilution 1:1000, Cell signaling, Massachusetts, USA), anti-GAPDH (dilution 1:500, Abcam, MA, USA), anti-HA, dilution 1:5000, Roche, Upper Bavaria, Germany). Thereafter, the membranes were incubated with corresponding secondary antibodies (diluted in 5% BSA, 1:2000 dilution) (Santa Cruz Biotech, Santa Cruz, Calif.) for 1-3 hrs. Protein bands were detected using ECL Western blotting detection reagents (Amersham Biosciences, Amersham, UK) in Molecular Imager ChemiDoc machine (BioRad, Hercules, Calif., USA). 
     Animal Studies 
     Nude mice were purchased from Jackson Laboratories (Bar Harbor, Me., USA). The mice were housed at the animal facility at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSHRC) and maintained in accordance with protocols approved by the institution Animal Care and Use Committee. One million MDA-MB-231 cells were suspended in 100 μl of PBS:Matrigel (1:1 ratio), then injected into the 4th mammary fat pad of female mice (8 weeks old) after they were anesthetized with Isoflurane. Tumors were allowed to grow for 1 week before treatment with volasertib (10 mg/kg) or DMSO alone (n=5 mice per group). Treatment was administered via intraperitoneal route twice a week for four weeks after which mice were sacrificed and tumors collected for RNA and protein analyses. Tumor growth was measured by caliper, and the volume was calculated by the formula (π/6×L×M2), where L and M refer to the large and small diameters of each tumor, respectively. Mice weight and tumor size were recorded weekly. 
     Statistical Analysis 
     Data are presented as Means±standard error of the mean (SEM). Two-tailed student&#39;s t-test was used when comparing two columns of data. Two-way analysis of variance was used to analyze two groups of data, each having two data columns. The analyses were performed using GraphPad Prism. 
     Example 2: ZFP36 Phosphorylation in Cancer Cells 
     TTP is an ARE-binding and mRNA decay-promoting protein that is inhibited by phosphorylation. The present inventors analysed the effect of PLK1 pharmacological targeting on TTP phosphorylation. First, by using sensitive and specific Western blotting for both unphosphorylated and phosphorylated TTP, the present inventors observed that in the triple-negative MDA-MB-231 cell line, TTP largely existed as a high molecular weight species. Treatment with CIP reduced its size, indicating the phosphorylation status ( FIG.  1 A ). Ectopically over-expressed TTP became phosphorylated in MDA-MB-231 and HEK293 cells, since treatment with CIP reduces its size ( FIG.  1 B ). While the CIP treatment of cells transfected with ZFP36L1 (BRF1), ZFP36L1 being a protein different from ZFP36 but belonging to the same family as ZFP36, did not lead to a similar effect ( FIGS.  1 B  and C). Both proteins are tagged with HA, allowing probing of both with antibody to HA. 
     When detecting by Western blotting, sizes of larger than the expected size (˜40 kDa) indicate phosphorylated forms. Alternatively, Western blotting can be performed in two steps, immunoprecipitation by anti-TTP, followed by immunoblot with anti-phosphoserine. Any phosphorylated site antibody can be used since TTP has numerous potential phosphorylated sites. There are many serine and threonine conserved sites (estimated more than 30) in TTP protein that be potentially phosphorylated. Currently, there are no commercially available anti-phosphorylated TTP, but, can be developed to any phosphorylatable sites in TTP protein. This would facilitate immunohistochemistry or immunofluorescence particularly on patient&#39;s issues. Examples of amino acids that are predicted to be phosphorylated in the sequence of TTP (SEQ ID NO. 1) include but are not limited to serine residues numbers 9, 12, 14, 21, 28, 29, 34, 35, 39, 41, 43, 45, 46, 48, 42, 52, 58, 60, 66, 88, 90, 93, 98, 99, 102, 113, 115, 160, 169, 184, 186, 188, 192, 197, 207, 209, 113, 210, 211, 212, 216, 214, 217, 218, 228, 230, 233, 252, 260, 273, 276, 279, 286, 287, 289, 290, 294, 296, 323, and 325, threonine residues numbers 4, 26, 59, 92, 95, 97, 99, 100, 106, 111, 196, 238, 246, 257, and 271, and tyrosine residues numbers 120, 151, 158, and 284. 
     Example 3: Kinase Inhibitor Reducing the Phosphorylation of TTP 
     An exemplary kinase inhibitor, namely volasertib, was tested for the effects on the level of phosphorylation of TTP. Volasertib reduced in a dose-dependent manner the abundance of total TTP and phosphorylated TTP. The maximum dosage tested was 300 nM, and the lowest tested dose was 10 nM and was still effective ( FIG.  2 A ). The time course showed that the effect was observed as early as 2 hrs after treatment and maximal at 8 hrs after treatment ( FIG.  2 B ). There was no change in the mobility of ZFP36 as observed with CIP treatment, indicating a partial, rather than complete de-phosphorylation event (as with CIP). The abundance of the uPA protein was also reduced by volasertib ( FIG.  2 C ). 
     Table 2 shows a list of other kinase inhibitors useful in reducing the level of phosphorylated TTP. 
     Example 4: Kinase Activity Increases the Abundance of Phosphorylated ZFP36 
     The effects of kinase activity on TTP phosphorylation in cancer were further analyzed with regard to polo like kinase 1 (PLK1). PLK1 was over-expressed in MCF10A normal-like cells, which express low PLK1 levels compared to tumor cells. PLK1 caused an increased abundance of the phosphorylated TTP/ZFP36 ( FIG.  3 A ). Moreover, using HEK293 cell line, which has non-detectable amounts of PLK1 and TTP/ZFP36 proteins, the present inventors showed that co-expression of PLK1 and TTP/ZFP36 led to increased abundance of the phosphorylated ZFP36 protein ( FIG.  3 B ). It was observed that PLK1 also increased in the presence of the phosphorylated TTP/ZFP36. Co-transfection with SGFP did not affect the fluorescence levels due to PLK1 indicating the increase in the ZFP36 phosphorylation is not due to changes in transfection efficiency (data not shown). PLK1 expression in MCF10A caused an increase in the abundance of IL-8 mRNA, which is TTP target ( FIG.  3 C ) and also in secreted levels as measured by ELISA ( FIG.  3 D ). 
     Example 5: The Effect of Kinase Inhibition on TTP/ZFP36 Phosphorylation in the Tumor Xenografts in Nude Mice 
     To study the effect of kinase inhibition on TTP phosphorylation in vivo and the subsequent effect on tumor growth, MDA-MB-231 xenografts were injected into the mammary fat pad of female nude mice. The kinase inhibitor volasertib (10 mg/kg) or vehicle was administered bi-weekly upon the formation of palpable tumors. While the tumors in the control group continued to grow, those in the treatment group demonstrated a slower growth rate and began to regress by the end of the experiment ( FIG.  4 A , upper panel). A statistically significant difference in tumor volume could be seen after 4 weeks of treatment ( FIG.  4 A , lower panel). These results clearly demonstrate the role of PLK1 inhibition on tumor progression of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. Next, the present inventors examined the in vivo effect of volasertib on phosphorylated TTP protein abundance in the excised tumor tissues. The amounts of the phosphorylated TTP/ZFP36 levels in the mice tissues were markedly reduced due to the in vivo volasertib treatment ( FIG.  4 B , lanes 6-9) compared with the control (lanes, 1-5), which clearly substantiates the in vitro data. 
     Example 6: Exemplary Targeted Therapy Compounds and Corresponding Targets/Indications 
     The list in Table 1 below shows examples of targeted therapy compounds which can be tested in a method of determining if a patient is likely to respond to a treatment according to the present invention, and/or in a method of identifying a targeted therapy compound for personalized medicine according to the present invention. Furthermore, the examples of targeted therapy compounds in Table 1 are exemplary targeted therapy compounds that can be used in a method of treatment of cancer in a patient. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
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                 Examples of targeted therapy compounds, their targets, and FDA-approved indications. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 Agent 
                 Target(s) 
                 FDA-approved indication(s) 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Monoclonal 
                   
                   
               
               
                 antibodies 
                   
                   
               
               
                 bevacizumab 
                 humanized 
                   
               
               
                   
                 monoclonal antibody with 
                   
               
               
                   
                 a circulatory system 
                   
               
               
                   
                 target (VEGF-A) 
                   
               
               
                 cetuximab 
                 chimeric 
                   
               
               
                   
                 monoclonal antibody with 
                   
               
               
                   
                 a tumor target (EGFR) 
                   
               
               
                 ipilimumab 
                 fully 
                   
               
               
                   
                 human antibody with 
                   
               
               
                   
                 an immune system target 
                   
               
               
                   
                 (CTLA-4) 
                   
               
               
                 Small molecules 
                   
                   
               
               
                 bortezomib 
                 small molecule 
                   
               
               
                   
                 proteasome inhibitor 
                   
               
               
                 imatinib 
                 small molecule 
                   
               
               
                   
                 tyrosine kinase inhibitor 
                   
               
               
                 seliciclib 
                 small molecule cyclin- 
                   
               
               
                   
                 dependent kinase 
                   
               
               
                   
                 inhibitor 
                   
               
               
                 Ado-trastuzumab 
                 HER2 (ERBB2/neu) 
                 Breast cancer (HER2+) 
               
               
                 emtansine (Kadcyla) 
                   
                   
               
               
                 Afatinib (Gilotrif) 
                 EGFR (HER1/ERBB1), 
                 Non-small cell lung cancer (with 
               
               
                   
                 HER2 (ERBB2/neu) 
                 EGFR exon 19 deletions or exon 21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 substitution (L858R) mutations) 
               
               
                 Aldesleukin (Proleukin) 
                   
                 Renal cell carcinoma 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Melanoma 
               
               
                 Alectinib (Alecensa) 
                 ALK 
                 Non-small cell lung cancer (with 
               
               
                   
                   
                 ALK fusion) 
               
               
                 Alemtuzumab 
                 CD52 
                 B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia 
               
               
                 (Campath) 
                   
                   
               
               
                 Atezolizumab 
                 PD-L1 
                 Urothelial carcinoma 
               
               
                 (Tecentriq) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 Non-small cell lung cancer 
               
               
                 Aveluniab (Bavencio) 
                 PD-L1 
                 Merkel cell carcinoma 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Urothelial cancer 
               
               
                 Axitinib (Inlyta) 
                 KIT, PDGFRβ, 
                 Renal cell carcinoma 
               
               
                   
                 VEGFR1/2/3 
                   
               
               
                 Belimumab (Benlysta) 
                 BAFF 
                 Lupus erythematosus 
               
               
                 Belinostat (Beleodaq) 
                 HDAC 
                 Peripheral T-cell lymphoma 
               
               
                 Bevacizumab (Avastin) 
                 VEGF ligand 
                 Cervical cancer 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Colorectal cancer 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Fallopian tube cancer 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Glioblastoma 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Non-small cell lung cancer 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Ovarian cancer 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Peritoneal cancer 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Renal cell carcinoma 
               
               
                 Blinatumomab 
                 CD19/CD3 
                 Acute lymphoblastic leukemia 
               
               
                 (Blincyto) 
                   
                 (precursor B-cell) 
               
               
                 Bortezomib (Velcade) 
                 Proteasome 
                 Multiple myeloma 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Mantle cell lymphoma 
               
               
                 Bosutinib (Bosulif) 
                 ABL 
                 Chronic myelogenous leukemia 
               
               
                   
                   
                 (Philadelphia chromosome positive) 
               
               
                 Brentuximab vedotin 
                 CD30 
                 Hodgkin lymphoma 
               
               
                 (Adcetris) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 Anaplastic large cell lymphoma 
               
               
                 Brigatinib (Alunbrig) 
                 ALK 
                 Non-small cell lung cancer (ALK+) 
               
               
                 Cabozantinib 
                 FLT3, KIT, MET, RET, 
                 Medullary thyroid cancer 
               
               
                 (Cabometyx [tablet], 
                 VEGFR2 
                   
               
               
                 Cometriq [capsule]) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 Renal cell carcinoma 
               
               
                 Canakinumab (Ilaris) 
                 IL-1β 
                 Juvenile idiopathic arthritis 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Cryopyrin-associated periodic 
               
               
                   
                   
                 syndromes 
               
               
                 Carfilzomib (Kyprolis) 
                 Proteasome 
                 Multiple myeloma 
               
               
                 Ceritinib (Zykadia) 
                 ALK 
                 Non-small cell lung cancer (with 
               
               
                   
                   
                 ALK fusion) 
               
               
                 Cetuximab (Erbitux) 
                 EGFR (HER1/ERBB1) 
                 Colorectal cancer (KRAS wild type) 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Squamous cell cancer of the head 
               
               
                   
                   
                 and neck 
               
               
                 Cobimetinib (Cotellic) 
                 MEK 
                 Melanoma (with BRAF V600E or 
               
               
                   
                   
                 V600K mutation) 
               
               
                 Crizotinib (Xalkori) 
                 ALK, MET, ROS1 
                 Non-small cell lung cancer (with 
               
               
                   
                   
                 ALK fusion or ROS1 gene alteration) 
               
               
                 Dabrafenib (Tafinlar) 
                 BRAF 
                 Melanoma (with BRAF 
               
               
                   
                   
                 V600 mutation) 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Non-small cell lung cancer (with 
               
               
                   
                   
                 BRAF V600E mutation) 
               
               
                 Daratumumab 
                 CD38 
                 Multiple myeloma 
               
               
                 (Darzalex) 
                   
                   
               
               
                 Dasatinib (Sprycel) 
                 ABL 
                 Chronic myelogenous leukemia 
               
               
                   
                   
                 (Philadelphia chromosome positive) 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Acute lymphoblastic leukemia 
               
               
                   
                   
                 (Philadelphia chromosome positive) 
               
               
                 Denosumab (Xgeva) 
                 RANKL 
                 Giant cell tumor of the bone 
               
               
                 Dinutuximab 
                 B4GALNT1 (GD2) 
                 Pediatric neuroblastoma 
               
               
                 (Unituxin) 
                   
                   
               
               
                 Durvalumab (Imfinzi) 
                 PD-L1 
                 Urothelial carcinoma 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Non-small cell lung cancer 
               
               
                 Elotuzumab (Empliciti) 
                 SLAMF7 
                 Multiple myeloma 
               
               
                   
                 (CS1/CD319/CRACC) 
                   
               
               
                 Enasidenib (Idhifa) 
                 IDH2 
                 Acute myeloid leukemia (with 
               
               
                   
                   
                 IDH2 mutation) 
               
               
                 Erlotinib (Tarceva) 
                 EGFR (HER1/ERBB1) 
                 Non-small cell lung cancer (with 
               
               
                   
                   
                 EGFR exon 19 deletions or exon 21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 substitution (L858R) mutations) 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Pancreatic cancer 
               
               
                 Everolimus (Afinitor) 
                 mTOR 
                 Pancreatic, gastrointestinal, or lung 
               
               
                   
                   
                 origin neuroendocrine tumor 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Renal cell carcinoma 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Nonresectable subependymal giant 
               
               
                   
                   
                 cell astrocytoma associated with 
               
               
                   
                   
                 tuberous sclerosis 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Breast cancer (HR+, HER2−) 
               
               
                 Gefitinib (Iressa) 
                 EGFR (HER1/ERBB1) 
                 Non-small cell lung cancer (with 
               
               
                   
                   
                 EGFR exon 19 deletions or exon 21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 substitution (L858R) mutations) 
               
               
                 Ibritumomab tiuxetan 
                 CD20 
                 Non-Hodgkin&#39;s lymphoma 
               
               
                 (Zevalin) 
                   
                   
               
               
                 Ibrutinib (Imbruvica) 
                 BTK 
                 Mantle cell lymphoma 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Chronic lymphocytic leukemia 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Waldenstrom&#39;s macroglobulinemia 
               
               
                 Idelalisib (Zydelig) 
                 PI3Kδ 
                 Chronic lymphocytic leukemia 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Follicular B-cell non-Hodgkin 
               
               
                   
                   
                 lymphoma 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Small lymphocytic lymphoma 
               
               
                 Imatinib (Gleevec) 
                 KIT, PDGFR, ABL 
                 GI stromal tumor (KIT+) 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Multiple hematologic malignancies 
               
               
                   
                   
                 including Philadelphia 
               
               
                   
                   
                 chromosome-positive ALL and CML 
               
               
                 Ipilimumab (Yervoy) 
                 CTLA-4 
                 Melanoma 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Renal cell carcinoma 
               
               
                 Ixazomib (Ninlaro) 
                 Proteasome 
                 Multiple Myeloma 
               
               
                 Lapatinib (Tykerb) 
                 HER2 (ERBB2/neu), 
                 Breast cancer (HER2+) 
               
               
                   
                 EGFR (HER1/ERBB1) 
                   
               
               
                 Lenvatinib (Lenvima) 
                 VEGFR2 
                 Renal cell carcinoma 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Thyroid cancer 
               
               
                 Midostaurin (Rydapt) 
                 FLT3 
                 acute myeloid leukemia (FLT3+) 
               
               
                 Necitumumab 
                 EGFR (HER1/ERBB1) 
                 Squamous non-small cell lung 
               
               
                 (Portrazza) 
                   
                 cancer 
               
               
                 Neratinib (Nerlynx) 
                 HER2 (ERBB2/neu) 
                 Breast cancer (HER2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 overexpressed/amplified) 
               
               
                 Nilotinib (Tasigna) 
                 ABL 
                 Chronic myelogenous leukemia 
               
               
                   
                   
                 (Philadelphia chromosome positive) 
               
               
                 Niraparib (Zejula) 
                 PARP 
                 Ovarian cancer 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Fallopian tube cancer 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Peritoneal cancer 
               
               
                 Nivolumab (Opdivo) 
                 PD-1 
                 Colorectal cancer (dMMR and 
               
               
                   
                   
                 MSI-H) 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Head and neck squamous cell 
               
               
                   
                   
                 carcinoma 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Hepatocellular carcinoma 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Hodgkin lymphoma 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Melanoma 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Non-small cell lung cancer 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Renal cell carcinoma 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Urothelial carcinoma 
               
               
                 Obinutuzumab 
                 CD20 
                 Chronic lymphocytic leukemia 
               
               
                 (Gazyva) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 Follicular lymphoma 
               
               
                 Ofatumumab (Arzerra, 
                 CD20 
                 Chronic lymphocytic leukemia 
               
               
                 HuMax-CD20) 
                   
                   
               
               
                 Olaparib (Lynparza) 
                 PARP 
                 Ovarian cancer (with 
               
               
                   
                   
                 BRCA mutation) 
               
               
                 Olaratumab (Lartruvo) 
                 PDGFRα 
                 Soft tissue sarcoma 
               
               
                 Osimertinib (Tagrisso) 
                 EGFR 
                 Non-small cell lung cancer (with 
               
               
                   
                   
                 EGFR T790M mutation) 
               
               
                 Palbociclib (Ibrance) 
                 CDK4, CDK6 
                 Breast cancer (HR+, HER2−) 
               
               
                 Panitumumab 
                 EGFR (HER1/ERBB1) 
                 Colorectal cancer (KRAS wild type) 
               
               
                 (Vectibix) 
                   
                   
               
               
                 Panobinostat (Farydak) 
                 HDAC 
                 Multiple myeloma 
               
               
                 Pazopanib (Votrient) 
                 VEGFR, PDGFR, KIT 
                 Renal cell carcinoma 
               
               
                 Pembrolizumab 
                 PD-1 
                 Classical Hodgkin lymphoma 
               
               
                 (Keytruda) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 Colorectal cancer (MSI-H/dMMR) 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Gastric cancer 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Melanoma 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Non-small cell lung cancer (PD-L1+) 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Head and neck squamous cell 
               
               
                   
                   
                 carcinoma 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Urothelial cancer 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Solid tumors (MSI-H/dMMR) 
               
               
                 Pertuzumab (Perjeta) 
                 HER2 (ERBB2/neu) 
                 Breast cancer (HER2+) 
               
               
                 Ponatinib (Iclusig) 
                 ABL, FGFR1-3, FLT3, 
                 Chronic myelogenous leukemia 
               
               
                   
                 VEGFR2 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 Acute lymphoblastic leukemia 
               
               
                   
                   
                 (Philadelphia chromosome positive) 
               
               
                 Ramucirumab 
                 VEGFR2 
                 Colorectal cancer 
               
               
                 (Cyramza) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 Gastric cancer or Gastroesophageal 
               
               
                   
                   
                 junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Non-small cell lung cancer 
               
               
                 Regorafenib (Stivarga) 
                 KIT, PDGFRβ, RAF, RET, 
                 Colorectal cancer 
               
               
                   
                 VEGFR1/2/3 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 Gastrointestinal stromal tumors 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Hepatocellular carcinoma 
               
               
                 Ribociclib (Kisqali) 
                 CDK4, CDK6 
                 Breast cancer (HR+, HER2−) 
               
               
                 Rituximab (Rituxan, 
                 CD20 
                 Non-Hodgkin&#39;s lymphoma 
               
               
                 Mabthera) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 Chronic lymphocytic leukemia 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Rheumatoid arthritis 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Granulomatosis with polyangiitis 
               
               
                 Rituximab/hyaluronidase human 
                 CD20 
                 Chronic lymphocytic leukemia 
               
               
                 (Rituxan Hycela) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Follicular lymphoma 
               
               
                 Romidepsin (Istodax) 
                 HDAC 
                 Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Peripheral T-cell lymphoma 
               
               
                 Rucaparib (Rubraca) 
                 PARP 
                 Ovarian cancer (with 
               
               
                   
                   
                 BRCA mutation) 
               
               
                 Ruxolitinib (Jakafi) 
                 JAK1/2 
                 Myelofibrosis 
               
               
                 Siltuximab (Sylvant) 
                 IL-6 
                 Multicentric Castleman&#39;s disease 
               
               
                 Sipuleucel-T (Provenge) 
                   
                 Prostate cancer 
               
               
                 Sonidegib (Odomzo) 
                 Smoothened 
                 Basal cell carcinoma 
               
               
                 Sorafenib (Nexavar) 
                 VEGFR, PDGFR, KIT, 
                 Hepatocellular carcinoma 
               
               
                   
                 RAF 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 Renal cell carcinoma 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Thyroid carcinoma 
               
               
                 Temsirolimus (Torisel) 
                 mTOR 
                 Renal cell carcinoma 
               
               
                 Tocilizumab (Actemra) 
                 IL-6R 
                 Rheumatoid arthritis 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Juvenile idiopathic arthritis 
               
               
                 Tofacitinib (Xeljanz) 
                 JAK3 
                 Rheumatoid arthritis 
               
               
                 Tositumomab (Bexxar) 
                 CD20 
                 Non-Hodgkin&#39;s lymphoma 
               
               
                 Trametinib (Mekinist) 
                 MEK 
                 Melanoma (with BRAF 
               
               
                   
                   
                 V600 mutation) 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Non-small cell lung cancer (with 
               
               
                   
                   
                 BRAF V600E mutation) 
               
               
                 Trastuzumab 
                 HER2 (ERBB2/neu) 
                 Breast cancer (HER2+) 
               
               
                 (Herceptin) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 Gastric cancer (HER2+) 
               
               
                 Vandetanib (Caprelsa) 
                 EGFR (HER1/ERBB1), 
                 Medullary thyroid cancer 
               
               
                   
                 RET, VEGFR2 
                   
               
               
                 Vemurafenib (Zelboraf) 
                 BRAF 
                 Melanoma (with BRAF 
               
               
                   
                   
                 V600 mutation) 
               
               
                 Venetoclax (Venclexta) 
                 BCL2 
                 Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (with 
               
               
                   
                   
                 17p deletion) 
               
               
                 Vismodegib (Erivedge) 
                 PTCH, Smoothened 
                 Basal cell carcinoma 
               
               
                 Vorinostat (Zolinza) 
                 HDAC 
                 Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma 
               
               
                 Ziv-aflibercept (Zaltrap) 
                 PIGF, VEGFA/B 
                 Colorectal cancer 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Example 7: Exemplary Protein Kinase Inhibitors 
     The list in Table 2 below shows examples of protein kinase inhibitors which can be tested in a method of determining if a patient is likely to respond to a treatment according to the present invention and/or a method of identifying a targeted therapy compound for personalized medicine according to the present invention. Furthermore, the examples of protein kinase inhibitors in Table 2 are exemplary inhibitors that can be used in a method of treatment of cancer in a patient. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 2 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Examples of kinase inhibitors and their targets. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                 Kinase inhibitor 
                 Target 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 (−)-BAY-1251152 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 (−)-Indolactam V 
                 PKC 
               
               
                 (+)-BAY-1251152 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 (±)-Zanubrutinib 
                 Btk 
               
               
                 (1S,3R,5R)-PIM447 (dihydrochloride) 
                 Pim 
               
               
                 (3S,4S)-Tofacitinib 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 (E)-AG 99 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 (E)-Necrosulfonamide 
                 Mixed Lineage Kinase 
               
               
                 [6]-Gingerol 
                 AMPK; Apoptosis 
               
               
                 1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexabromocyclohexane 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 1,3-Dicaffeoylquinic acid 
                 Akt; PI3K 
               
               
                 1-Azakenpaullone 
                 GSK-3 
               
               
                 1-Naphthyl PP1 
                 Src 
               
               
                 1-NM-PP1 
                 PKD 
               
               
                 2,5-Dihydroxybenzoic acid 
                 Endogenous Metabolite; FGFR 
               
               
                 2-Do8 
                 c-RET, SUMO, TAM Receptor, IL 
               
               
                   
                 Receptor, PI3K, VEGFR, GSK-3 
               
               
                 2-Deoxy-D-glucose 
                 Hexokinase 
               
               
                 2-Methoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone 
                 PKC 
               
               
                 2-Phospho-L-ascorbic acid trisodium 
                 c-Met/HGFR 
               
               
                 salt 
                   
               
               
                 3,4-Dimethoxycinnamic acid 
                 ROS 
               
               
                 3BDO 
                 Autophagy; mTOR 
               
               
                 3-Bromopyruvic acid 
                 Hexokinase 
               
               
                 3-Methyladenine (3-MA) 
                 Autophagy, PI3K 
               
               
                 4μ8C 
                 IRE1 
               
               
                 5-Aminosalicylic Acid 
                 NF-κB; PAK; PPAR 
               
               
                 5-Bromoindole 
                 GSK-3 
               
               
                 5-Iodotubercidin 
                 Adenosine Kinase 
               
               
                 6-(Dimethylamino)purine 
                 Serine/threonin kina 
               
               
                 6-Bromo-2-hydroxy-3- 
                 IRE1 
               
               
                 methoxybenzaldehyde 
                   
               
               
                 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone 
                 Trk Receptor 
               
               
                 7-Hydroxy-4-chromone 
                 Src 
               
               
                 7-Methoxyisoflavone 
                 AMPK 
               
               
                 8-Bromo-cAMP sodium salt 
                 PKA 
               
               
                 A 419259 (trihydrochloride) 
                 Src 
               
               
                 A 77-01 
                 TGF-β Receptor 
               
               
                 A 83-01 sodium salt 
                 TGF-β Receptor 
               
               
                 A-443654 
                 Akt 
               
               
                 A-484954 
                 CaMK 
               
               
                 A66 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 A-674563 
                 Akt, CDK, PKA 
               
               
                 A-769662 
                 AMPK 
               
               
                 ABBV-744 
                 Epigenetic Reader Do 
               
               
                 Abemaciclib 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 Abrocitinib 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 ABT-702 dihydrochloride 
                 Adenosine Kinase 
               
               
                 AC480 (BMS-599626) 
                 EGFR, HER2 
               
               
                 AC710 
                 c-Kit; FLT3; PDGFR 
               
               
                 Acalabrutinib (ACP-196) 
                 BTK 
               
               
                 Acalisib 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 acalisib (GS-9820) 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 ACHP (Hydrochloride) 
                 IKK 
               
               
                 ACTB-1003 
                 FGFR; VEGFR 
               
               
                 Acumapimod 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 AD80 
                 c-RET, Src, S6 Kinase 
               
               
                 Adavosertib 
                 Wee1 
               
               
                 AEE788 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Afatinib 
                 Autophagy; EGFR 
               
               
                 Afatinib (BIBW2992) 
                 EGFR, HER2 
               
               
                 Afatinib (dimaleate) 
                 Autophagy; EGFR 
               
               
                 Afuresertib 
                 Akt 
               
               
                 AG 555 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 AG-1024 
                 IGF-1R 
               
               
                 AG126 
                 ERK 
               
               
                 AG-1478 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 AG-18 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 AG-490 
                 Autophagy; EGFR; STAT 
               
               
                 Agerafenib 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 AGL-2263 
                 Insulin Receptor 
               
               
                 AICAR 
                 AMPK; Autophagy; Mitophagy 
               
               
                 AIM-100 
                 Ack1 
               
               
                 AKT inhibitor VIII 
                 Akt 
               
               
                 AKT Kinase Inhibitor 
                 Akt 
               
               
                 Akt1 and Akt2-IN-1 
                 Akt 
               
               
                 Akti-1/2 
                 Akt 
               
               
                 Alectinib 
                 ALK 
               
               
                 Alisertib (MLN8237) 
                 Aurora Kinase 
               
               
                 ALK inhibitor 1 
                 ALK 
               
               
                 ALK inhibitor 2 
                 ALK 
               
               
                 ALK-IN-1 
                 ALK 
               
               
                 Allitinib tosylate 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Alofanib 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 Alpelisib 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 Altiratinib 
                 c-Met/HGFR; FLT3; Trk Receptor; VEGFR 
               
               
                 ALW-II-41-27 
                 Ephrin Receptor 
               
               
                 AM-2394 
                 Glucokinase 
               
               
                 Amcasertib (BBI503) 
                 Sternness kinase 
               
               
                 AMG 337 
                 c-Met 
               
               
                 AMG 900 
                 Aurora Kinase 
               
               
                 AMG 925 (HCl) 
                 CDK; FLT3 
               
               
                 AMG-208 
                 c-Met/HGFR 
               
               
                 AMG319 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 AMG-337 
                 c-Met/HGFR 
               
               
                 AMG-3969 
                 Glucokinase 
               
               
                 AMG-458 
                 c-Met 
               
               
                 AMG-47a 
                 Src 
               
               
                 AMG-900 
                 Aurora Kinase 
               
               
                 Amlexanox 
                 Immunology &amp; Inflammation related 
               
               
                 Amuvatinib (MP-470) 
                 c-Kit, FLT3, PDGFR 
               
               
                 ANA-12 
                 Trk Receptor 
               
               
                 Anacardic Acid 
                 Histone Acetyltransferase 
               
               
                 Anlotinib (AL3818) dihydrochloride 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 AP26113-analog (ALK-IN-1) 
                 ALK, EGFR 
               
               
                 Apatinib 
                 VEGFR, c-RET 
               
               
                 Apatinib?mesylate 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 Apigenin 
                 P450 (e.g. CYP17) 
               
               
                 Apitolisib 
                 mTOR; PI3K 
               
               
                 APS-2-79 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 APY0201 
                 Interleukin Related; PIKfyve 
               
               
                 APY29 
                 IRE1 
               
               
                 AR-A014418 
                 GSK-3 
               
               
                 ARN-3236 
                 Salt-inducible Kinase (SIK) 
               
               
                 ARQ 531 
                 Btk 
               
               
                 AS-252424 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 AS601245 
                 JNK 
               
               
                 AS-604850 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 AS-605240 
                 Autophagy; PI3K 
               
               
                 Asciminib 
                 Bcr-Abl 
               
               
                 Asciminib (ABL001) 
                 Bcr-Abl 
               
               
                 ASP3026 
                 ALK 
               
               
                 ASP5878 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 AST 487 
                 Bcr-Abl; c-Kit; FLT3; VEGFR 
               
               
                 AST-1306 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Astragaloside IV 
                 ERK; JNK; MMP 
               
               
                 AT13148 
                 Akt, S6 Kinase, ROCK, PKA 
               
               
                 AT7519 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 AT7867 
                 Akt, S6 Kinase 
               
               
                 AT9283 
                 Aurora Kinase, Bcr-Abl, JAK 
               
               
                 Atuveciclib 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 Atuveciclib S-Enantiomer 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 Aurora A inhibitor I 
                 Aurora Kinase 
               
               
                 Autophinib 
                 Autophagy, PI3K 
               
               
                 AUZ 454 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 AV-412 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Avapritinib 
                 c-Kit 
               
               
                 Avitinib (maleate) 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 AX-15836 
                 ERK 
               
               
                 Axitinib 
                 c-Kit, PDGFR, VEGFR 
               
               
                 AZ 3146 
                 Kinesin 
               
               
                 AZ 628 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 AZ 960 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 AZ1495 
                 IRAK 
               
               
                 AZ191 
                 DYRK 
               
               
                 AZ20 
                 ATM/ATR 
               
               
                 AZ-23 
                 Trk Receptor 
               
               
                 AZ304 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 AZ31 
                 ATM/ATR 
               
               
                 AZ3146 
                 Mps1 
               
               
                 AZ32 
                 ATM/ATR 
               
               
                 AZ5104 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 AZ960 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 Azaindole 1 
                 ROCK 
               
               
                 AZD 6482 
                 Autophagy; PI3K 
               
               
                 AZD0156 
                 ATM/ATR 
               
               
                 AZD-0364 
                 ERK 
               
               
                 AZD1080 
                 GSK-3 
               
               
                 AZD1152 
                 Aurora Kinase 
               
               
                 AZD1208 
                 Pim 
               
               
                 AZD1390 
                 ATM/ATR 
               
               
                 AZD-1480 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 AZD2858 
                 GSK-3 
               
               
                 AZD2932 
                 PDGFR, VEGFR, FLT3, c-Kit 
               
               
                 AZD3229 
                 c-Kit 
               
               
                 AZD3264 
                 IκB/IKK 
               
               
                 AZD3463 
                 ALK, IGF-1R 
               
               
                 AZD-3463 
                 ALK; Autophagy; IGF-1R 
               
               
                 AZD3759 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 AZD4547 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 AZD4573 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 AZD5363 
                 Akt 
               
               
                 AZD5438 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 AZD-5438 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 AZD6482 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 AZD6738 
                 ATM/ATR 
               
               
                 AZD7507 
                 c-Fms 
               
               
                 AZD7545 
                 PDHK 
               
               
                 AZD7762 
                 Chk 
               
               
                 AZD-7762 
                 Checkpoint Kinase (Chk) 
               
               
                 AZD8055 
                 mTOR 
               
               
                 AZD-8055 
                 Autophagy; mTOR 
               
               
                 AZD8186 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 AZD8330 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 AZD8835 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 AZD-8835 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 AZM475271 
                 Src 
               
               
                 Bafetinib (INNO-406) 
                 Bcr-Abl 
               
               
                 Bakuchiol 
                 Immunology &amp; Inflammation related 
               
               
                 Barasertib-HQPA 
                 Aurora Kinase 
               
               
                 Bardoxolone Methyl 
                 IκB/IKK 
               
               
                 Baricitinib 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 BAW2881 (NVP-BAW2881) 
                 VEGFR, Raf, c-RET 
               
               
                 BAY 11-7082 
                 E2 conjugating, IκB/IKK 
               
               
                 Bay 11-7085 
                 IκB/IKK 
               
               
                 BAY 1217389 
                 Kinesin, Serine/threonin kinase 
               
               
                 BAY 1895344 (BAY-1895344) 
                 ATM/ATR 
               
               
                 Bay 65-1942 (hydrochloride) 
                 IKK 
               
               
                 BAY1125976 
                 Akt 
               
               
                 BAY1217389 
                 Mps1 
               
               
                 BAY-1895344 (hydrochloride) 
                 ATM/ATR 
               
               
                 BAY-61-3606 
                 Syk 
               
               
                 BDP5290 
                 ROCK 
               
               
                 BEBT-908 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 Belizatinib 
                 ALK; Trk Receptor 
               
               
                 Bemcentinib 
                 TAM Receptor 
               
               
                 Bentamapimod 
                 JNK 
               
               
                 Berbamine (dihydrochloride) 
                 Bcr-Abl 
               
               
                 Berberine (chloride hydrate) 
                 Autophagy; Bacterial; ROS; Topoisomerase 
               
               
                 Berzosertib 
                 ATM/ATR 
               
               
                 BF738735 
                 PI4K 
               
               
                 BFH772 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 BGG463 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 BGT226 (NVP-BGT226) 
                 mTOR, PI3K 
               
               
                 BI 2536 
                 PLK 
               
               
                 BI-4464 
                 FAK; Ligand for Target Protein 
               
               
                 BI605906 
                 IKK 
               
               
                 BI-78D3 
                 JNK 
               
               
                 BI-847325 
                 MEK, Aurora Kinase 
               
               
                 BIBF 1202 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 BIBF0775 
                 TGF-β Receptor 
               
               
                 BI-D1870 
                 S6 Kinase 
               
               
                 Bikinin 
                 GSK-3 
               
               
                 Bimiralisib 
                 mTOR; PI3K 
               
               
                 Binimetinib 
                 Autophagy; MEK 
               
               
                 Binimetinib (MEK162, ARRY-162, 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 ARRY-438162) 
                   
               
               
                 BIO 
                 GSK-3 
               
               
                 BIO-acetoxime 
                 GSK-3 
               
               
                 Biochanin A 
                 FAAH 
               
               
                 Bisindolyhnaleimide I 
                 PKC 
               
               
                 Bisindolylmaleimide I (GF109203X) 
                 PKC 
               
               
                 Bisindolylmaleimide IX (Ro 31-8220 
                 PKC 
               
               
                 Mesylate) 
                   
               
               
                 BIX 02188 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 BIX 02189 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 BIX02188 
                 ERK; MEK 
               
               
                 BIX02189 
                 ERK; MEK 
               
               
                 BLU-554 (BLU554) 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 BLU9931 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 BLZ945 
                 CSF-1R 
               
               
                 BMS 777607 
                 c-Met/HGFR; TAM Receptor 
               
               
                 BMS-265246 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 BMS-345541 
                 IκB/IKK 
               
               
                 BMS-5 
                 LIM Kinase (LIMK) 
               
               
                 BMS-509744 
                 Itk 
               
               
                 BMS-536924 
                 IGF-1R 
               
               
                 BMS-582949 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 BMS-690514 
                 EGFR; VEGFR 
               
               
                 BMS-754807 
                 c-Met, IGF-1R, Trk receptor 
               
               
                 BMS-777607 
                 TAM Receptor, c-Met 
               
               
                 BMS-794833 
                 c-Met, VEGFR 
               
               
                 BMS-911543 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 BMS-935177 
                 BTK, Trk receptor, c-RET 
               
               
                 BMS-986142 
                 Btk 
               
               
                 BMS-986195 
                 Btk 
               
               
                 BMX-IN-1 
                 BMX Kinase; Btk 
               
               
                 BOS-172722 
                 Mps1 
               
               
                 Bosutinib (SKI-606) 
                 Src 
               
               
                 BPR1J-097 Hydrochloride 
                 FLT3 
               
               
                 bpV (HOpic) 
                 PTEN 
               
               
                 BQR-695 
                 PI4K 
               
               
                 B-Raf IN 1 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 BRAF inhibitor 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 B-Raf inhibitor 1 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 Brivanib 
                 Autophagy; VEGFR 
               
               
                 Brivanib (BMS-540215) 
                 FGFR, VEGFR 
               
               
                 Brivanib Alaninate (BMS-582664) 
                 FGFR, VEGFR 
               
               
                 BS-181 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 BTK IN-1 
                 Btk 
               
               
                 Btk inhibitor 1 
                 Btk 
               
               
                 BTK inhibitor 1 (Compound 27) 
                 BTK 
               
               
                 Btk inhibitor 1 (R enantiomer) 
                 Btk 
               
               
                 Btk inhibitor 2 
                 Btk 
               
               
                 Bucladesine (calcium salt) 
                 PKA 
               
               
                 Bucladesine (sodium salt) 
                 PKA 
               
               
                 Buparlisib 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 Butein 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 BX517 
                 PDK-1 
               
               
                 BX795 
                 PDK-1 
               
               
                 BX-795 
                 IκB/IKK, PDK 
               
               
                 BX-912 
                 PDK 
               
               
                 Ca2+ channel agonist 1 
                 Calcium Channel; CDK 
               
               
                 CA-4948 
                 TLR, IL Receptor 
               
               
                 Cabozantinib 
                 c-Kit; c-Met/HGFR; FLT3; TAM Receptor; VEGFR 
               
               
                 Cabozantinib (S-malate) 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 Cabozantinib (XL184, BMS-907351) 
                 c-Met, VEGFR 
               
               
                 Cabozantinib malate (XL184) 
                 TAM Receptor, VEGFR 
               
               
                 CAL-130 (Hydrochloride) 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 CaMKII-IN-1 
                 CaMK 
               
               
                 Canertinib (CI-1033) 
                 EGFR, HER2 
               
               
                 Capivasertib 
                 Akt; Autophagy 
               
               
                 Capmatinib 
                 c-Met/HGFR 
               
               
                 Casein Kinase II Inhibitor IV 
                 Casein Kinase 
               
               
                 CAY10505 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 CC-115 
                 DNA-PK, mTOR 
               
               
                 CC-223 
                 mTOR 
               
               
                 CC-401 (hydrochloride) 
                 JNK 
               
               
                 CC-671 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 CC-90003 
                 ERK 
               
               
                 CCG215022 
                 PKA 
               
               
                 CCT 137690 
                 Aurora Kinase 
               
               
                 CCT020312 
                 Eukaryotic Initiation Factor (eIF); PERK 
               
               
                 CCT128930 
                 Akt 
               
               
                 CCT129202 
                 Aurora Kinase 
               
               
                 CCT137690 
                 Aurora Kinase 
               
               
                 CCT196969 
                 Raf, Src 
               
               
                 CCT241533 (hydrochloride) 
                 Checkpoint Kinase (Chk) 
               
               
                 CCT241736 
                 Aurora Kinase; FLT3 
               
               
                 CCT245737 
                 Chk 
               
               
                 CCT-251921 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 CDK9-IN-1 
                 CDK; HIV 
               
               
                 CDK9-IN-2 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 CDKI-73 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 CDK-IN-2 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 Cediranib 
                 Autophagy; PDGFR; VEGFR 
               
               
                 Cediranib Maleate 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 Centrinone 
                 Polo-like Kinase (PLK) 
               
               
                 Centrinone-B 
                 Polo-like Kinase (PLK) 
               
               
                 CEP-28122 (mesylate salt) 
                 ALK 
               
               
                 CEP-32496 
                 CSF-1R, Raf 
               
               
                 CEP-33779 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 CEP-37440 
                 ALK; FAK 
               
               
                 CEP-40783 
                 c-Met/HGFR; TAM Receptor 
               
               
                 Ceralasertib 
                 ATM/ATR 
               
               
                 Cerdulatinib 
                 JAK; Syk 
               
               
                 Cerdulatinib (PRT062070, PRT2070) 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 Ceritinib 
                 ALK; IGF-1R; Insulin Receptor 
               
               
                 Ceritinib dihydrochloride 
                 ALK; IGF-1R; Insulin Receptor 
               
               
                 CFI-400945 
                 PLK 
               
               
                 CFI-402257 hydrochloride 
                 Mps1 
               
               
                 cFMS Receptor Inhibitor II 
                 c-Fms 
               
               
                 c-Fms-IN-2 
                 c-Fms 
               
               
                 CG-806 
                 Btk; FLT3 
               
               
                 CGI1746 
                 BTK 
               
               
                 CGI-1746 
                 Autophagy; Btk 
               
               
                 CGK733 
                 ATM/ATR 
               
               
                 CGK733 
                 ATM/ATR 
               
               
                 CGP 57380 
                 MNK 
               
               
                 CGP60474 
                 PKC; VEGFR 
               
               
                 CH5132799 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 CH5183284 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 CH5183284 (Debio-1347) 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 CH7057288 
                 Trk Receptor 
               
               
                 Chelerythrine Chloride 
                 Autophagy; PKC 
               
               
                 CHIR-124 
                 Chk 
               
               
                 CHIR-98014 
                 GSK-3 
               
               
                 CHIR-99021 
                 Autophagy; GSK-3 
               
               
                 CHIR-99021 (CT99021) 
                 GSK-3 
               
               
                 Chk2 Inhibitor II (BML-277) 
                 Chk 
               
               
                 Chloropyramine hydrochloride 
                 FAK; Histamine Receptor; VEGFR 
               
               
                 CHMFL-BMX-078 
                 BMX Kinase 
               
               
                 CHR-6494 
                 Haspin Kinase 
               
               
                 Chroman 1 
                 ROCK 
               
               
                 Chrysophanic Acid 
                 EGFR, mTOR 
               
               
                 CHZ868 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 CI-1040 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 CID 2011756 
                 Serine/threonin kina 
               
               
                 CID755673 
                 Serine/threonin kinase, CaMK 
               
               
                 CK1-IN-1 
                 Casein Kinase 
               
               
                 c-Kit-IN-1 
                 c-Kit; c-Met/HGFR 
               
               
                 CL-387785 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 CL-387785 (EKI-785) 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 CLK1-IN-1 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 c-Met inhibitor 1 
                 c-Met/HGFR 
               
               
                 CNX-2006 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 CNX-774 
                 Btk 
               
               
                 Cobimetinib 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 Cobimetinib (GDC-0973, RG7420) 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 Cobimetinib (hemifumarate) 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 Cobimetinib (racemate) 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 Compound 401 
                 DNA-PK 
               
               
                 Corynoxeine 
                 ERK1/2 
               
               
                 CP21R7 
                 GSK-3 
               
               
                 CP21R7 (CP21) 
                 Wnt/beta-catenin 
               
               
                 CP-466722 
                 ATM/ATR 
               
               
                 CP-673451 
                 PDGFR 
               
               
                 CP-724714 
                 EGFR, HER2 
               
               
                 Crenolanib 
                 Autophagy; FLT3; PDGFR 
               
               
                 Crizotinib 
                 ALK; Autophagy; c-Met/HGFR 
               
               
                 CRT0066101 
                 Serine/threonin kinase, CaMK 
               
               
                 CRT0066101 dihydrochloride 
                 PKD 
               
               
                 CT7001 hydrochloride 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 Cucurbitacin E 
                 Autophagy; CDK 
               
               
                 Cucurbitacin I 
                 JAK; STAT 
               
               
                 CUDC-101 
                 EGFR, HDAC, HER2 
               
               
                 CUDC-907 
                 HDAC, PI3K 
               
               
                 CVT-313 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 CX-6258 
                 Pim 
               
               
                 Cyasterone 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 CYC065 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 CYC116 
                 Aurora Kinase, VEGFR 
               
               
                 CZ415 
                 mTOR 
               
               
                 CZC24832 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 CZC-25146 
                 LRRK2 
               
               
                 CZC-54252 
                 LRRK2 
               
               
                 CZC-8004 
                 Bcr-Abl 
               
               
                 D 4476 
                 Casein Kinase 
               
               
                 D4476 
                 Autophagy; Casein Kinase 
               
               
                 Dabrafenib 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 Dabrafenib (GSK2118436) 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 Dabrafenib (Mesylate) 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 Dabrafenib Mesylate 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 Dacomitinib 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Dacomitinib (PF299804, PF299) 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Dactolisib (Tosylate) 
                 Autophagy; mTOR; PI3K 
               
               
                 Danthron 
                 AMPK 
               
               
                 Danusertib 
                 Aurora Kinase; Autophagy 
               
               
                 Danusertib (PHA-739358) 
                 Aurora Kinase, Bcr-Abl, c-RET, FGFR 
               
               
                 Daphnetin 
                 PKA, EGFR, PKC 
               
               
                 Dasatinib 
                 Bcr-Abl, c-Kit, Src 
               
               
                 Dasatinib Monohydrate 
                 Src, c-Kit, Bcr-Abl 
               
               
                 DB07268 
                 JNK 
               
               
                 DCC-2618 
                 c-Kit 
               
               
                 DCP-LA 
                 PKC 
               
               
                 DDR1-IN-1 
                 Others 
               
               
                 Decernotinib (VX-509) 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 Defactinib 
                 FAK 
               
               
                 Degrasyn 
                 Autophagy; Bcr-Abl; Deubiquitinase 
               
               
                 Deguelin 
                 Akt, PI3K 
               
               
                 Dehydrocorydaline (chloride) 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 Dehydrocostus Lactone 
                 IκB/IKK 
               
               
                 DEL-22379 
                 ERK 
               
               
                 Delcasertib 
                 PKC 
               
               
                 Delgocitinib 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 Derazantinib 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 Derazantinib(ARQ-087) 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 Dicoumarol 
                 PDHK 
               
               
                 Dihexa 
                 c-Met/HGFR 
               
               
                 Dihydromyricetin 
                 Autophagy; mTOR 
               
               
                 Dilmapimod 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 Dinaciclib 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 Dinaciclib (SCH727965) 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 DMAT 
                 Casein Kinase 
               
               
                 DMH1 
                 TGF-beta/Smad 
               
               
                 DMH-1 
                 Autophagy; TGF-b Receptor 
               
               
                 Doramapimod 
                 p38 MAPK; Raf 
               
               
                 Doramapimod (BIRB 796) 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 Dorsomorphin (Compound C) 
                 AMPK 
               
               
                 Dorsomorphin (dihydrochloride) 
                 AMPK; Autophagy; TGF-β Receptor 
               
               
                 Dovitinib 
                 c-Kit; FGFR; FLT3; PDGFR; VEGFR 
               
               
                 Dovitinib (lactate) 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 Dovitinib (TKI-258) Dilactic Acid 
                 c-Kit, FGFR, FLT3, PDGFR, VEGFR 
               
               
                 Dovitinib (TKI258) Lactate 
                 FLT3, c-Kit, FGFR, PDGFR, VEGFR 
               
               
                 Dovitinib (TKI-258, CHIR-258) 
                 c-Kit, FGFR, FLT3, PDGFR, VEGFR 
               
               
                 DPH 
                 Bcr-Abl 
               
               
                 Dubermatinib 
                 TAM Receptor 
               
               
                 Duvelisib 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 Duvelisib (R enantiomer) 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 EAI045 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 eCF506 
                 Src 
               
               
                 Edicotinib 
                 c-Fms 
               
               
                 eFT-508 (eFT508) 
                 MNK 
               
               
                 EG00229 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 EGFR-IN-3 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Ellagic acid 
                 Topoisomerase 
               
               
                 EMD638683 
                 SGK 
               
               
                 EMD638683 (R-Form) 
                 SGK 
               
               
                 EMD638683 (S-Form) 
                 SGK 
               
               
                 Emodin 
                 Autophagy; Casein Kinase 
               
               
                 Empesertib 
                 Mps1 
               
               
                 Encorafenib 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 ENMD-2076 
                 Aurora Kinase, FLT3, VEGFR 
               
               
                 ENMD-2076 L-(+)-Tartaric acid 
                 Aurora Kinase, FLT3, VEGFR 
               
               
                 Entospletinib 
                 Syk 
               
               
                 Entospletinib (GS-9973) 
                 Syk 
               
               
                 Entrectinib 
                 ALK; Autophagy; ROS; Trk Receptor 
               
               
                 Entrectinib (RXDX-101) 
                 Trk receptor, ALK 
               
               
                 Enzastaurin 
                 Autophagy; PKC 
               
               
                 Enzastaurin (LY317615) 
                 PKC 
               
               
                 Erdafitinib 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 Erdafitinib (JNJ-42756493) 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 ERK5-IN-1 
                 ERK 
               
               
                 Erlotinib 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 ETC-1002 
                 AMPK; ATP Citrate Lyase 
               
               
                 ETC-206 
                 MNK 
               
               
                 ETP-46321 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 ETP-46464 
                 ATM/ATR, mTOR 
               
               
                 Everolimus (RAD001) 
                 mTOR 
               
               
                 Evobrutinib 
                 Btk 
               
               
                 EX229 
                 AMPK 
               
               
                 Falnidamol 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Fasudil (Hydrochloride) 
                 Autophagy; PKA; ROCK 
               
               
                 Fedratinib 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 Fenebrutinib 
                 Btk 
               
               
                 Ferulic acid 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 Ferulic acid methyl ester 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 FGF401 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 FGFR4-IN-1 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 FIIN-2 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 FIIN-3 
                 EGFR; FGFR 
               
               
                 Filgotinib 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 Filgotinib (GLPG0634) 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 Fimepinostat 
                 HDAC; PI3K 
               
               
                 Fingolimod 
                 LPL Receptor; PAK 
               
               
                 Fisogatinib 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 Flavopiridol 
                 Autophagy; CDK 
               
               
                 FLLL32 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 FLT3-IN-1 
                 FLT3 
               
               
                 FLT3-IN-2 
                 FLT3 
               
               
                 Flufenamic acid 
                 AMPK; Calcium Channel; Chloride Channel; 
               
               
                   
                 COX; Potassium Channel 
               
               
                 Flumatinib 
                 Bcr-Abl; c-Kit; PDGFR 
               
               
                 Flumatinib (mesylate) 
                 Bcr-Abl; c-Kit; PDGFR 
               
               
                 FM381 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 FM-381 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 FMK 
                 Ribosomal S6 Kinase (RSK) 
               
               
                 FN-1501 
                 CDK; FLT3 
               
               
                 Foretinib 
                 c-Met/HGFR; VEGFR 
               
               
                 Foretinib (GSK1363089) 
                 c-Met, VEGFR 
               
               
                 Formononetin 
                 Others 
               
               
                 Fostamatinib (R788) 
                 Syk 
               
               
                 FR 180204 
                 ERK 
               
               
                 FRAX1036 
                 PAK 
               
               
                 FRAX486 
                 PAK 
               
               
                 FRAX597 
                 PAK 
               
               
                 Fruquintinib 
                 VEGFRs 
               
               
                 Futibatinib 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 G-5555 
                 PAK 
               
               
                 G-749 
                 FLT3 
               
               
                 Galunisertib 
                 TGF-β Receptor 
               
               
                 Gambogenic acid 
                 Others 
               
               
                 Gandotinib 
                 FGFR; FLT3; JAK; VEGFR 
               
               
                 Gandotinib (LY2784544) 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 GDC-0077 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 GDC-0084 
                 PI3K, mTOR 
               
               
                 GDC-0326 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 GDC-0339 
                 Pim 
               
               
                 GDC-0349 
                 mTOR 
               
               
                 GDC-0575 (ARRY-575, RG7741) 
                 Chk 
               
               
                 GDC-0623 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 GDC-0834 
                 Btk 
               
               
                 GDC-0834 (Racemate) 
                 Btk 
               
               
                 GDC-0834 (S-enantiomer) 
                 Btk 
               
               
                 GDC-0879 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 Gedatolisib (PF-05212384, PKI-587) 
                 mTOR, PI3K 
               
               
                 Gefitinib 
                 Autophagy; EGFR 
               
               
                 Gefitinib (ZD1839) 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Genistein 
                 EGFR, Topoisomerase 
               
               
                 Gilteritinib (ASP2215) 
                 FLT3, TAM Receptor 
               
               
                 Ginkgolide C 
                 AMPK; MMP; Sirtuin 
               
               
                 Ginsenoside Rb1 
                 Autophagy; IRAK; Mitophagy; Na+/K+ 
               
               
                   
                 ATPase; NF-κB 
               
               
                 Ginsenoside Re 
                 Amyloid-β; JNK; NF-κB 
               
               
                 Glesatinib (hydrochloride) 
                 c-Met/HGFR; TAM Receptor 
               
               
                 GLPG0634 analog 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 GNE-0877 
                 LRRK2 
               
               
                 GNE-317 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 GNE-477 
                 mTOR; PI3K 
               
               
                 GNE-493 
                 mTOR; PI3K 
               
               
                 GNE-7915 
                 LRRK2 
               
               
                 GNE-9605 
                 LRRK2 
               
               
                 GNF-2 
                 Bcr-Abl 
               
               
                 GNF-5 
                 Bcr-Abl 
               
               
                 GNF-5837 
                 Trk Receptor 
               
               
                 GNF-7 
                 Bcr-Abl 
               
               
                 G0 6983 
                 PKC 
               
               
                 G06976 
                 FLT3, JAK, PKC 
               
               
                 Golvatinib (E7050) 
                 c-Met, VEGFR 
               
               
                 GSK 3 Inhibitor IX 
                 CDK; GSK-3 
               
               
                 GSK 650394 
                 SGK 
               
               
                 GSK1059615 
                 mTOR, PI3K 
               
               
                 GSK1070916 
                 Aurora Kinase 
               
               
                 GSK180736A 
                 ROCK 
               
               
                 GSK180736A (GSK180736) 
                 ROCK 
               
               
                 GSK1838705A 
                 ALK, IGF-1R 
               
               
                 GSK1904529A 
                 IGF-1R 
               
               
                 GSK2110183 (hydrochloride) 
                 Akt 
               
               
                 GSK2256098 
                 FAK 
               
               
                 GSK2292767 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 GSK2334470 
                 PDK 
               
               
                 GSK2578215A 
                 LRRK2 
               
               
                 GSK2606414 
                 PERK 
               
               
                 GSK2636771 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 GSK2656157 
                 PERK 
               
               
                 GSK269962A 
                 ROCK 
               
               
                 GSK2850163 
                 IRE1 
               
               
                 GSK2982772 
                 TNF-alpha, NF-κB 
               
               
                 GSK-3 inhibitor 1 
                 GSK-3 
               
               
                 GSK429286A 
                 ROCK 
               
               
                 GSK461364 
                 PLK 
               
               
                 GSK481 
                 TNF-alpha 
               
               
                 GSK′481 
                 RIP kinase 
               
               
                 GSK′547 
                 TNF-alpha 
               
               
                 GSK583 
                 NF-κB 
               
               
                 GSK650394 
                 Others 
               
               
                 GSK690693 
                 Akt 
               
               
                 GSK-872 
                 RIP kinase 
               
               
                 GSK′963 
                 NF-κB, TNF-alpha 
               
               
                 Gusacitinib 
                 JAK; Syk 
               
               
                 GW 441756 
                 Trk Receptor 
               
               
                 GW 5074 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 GW2580 
                 CSF-1R 
               
               
                 GW441756 
                 Trk receptor 
               
               
                 GW5074 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 GW788388 
                 TGF-beta/Smad 
               
               
                 GW843682X 
                 Polo-like Kinase (PLK) 
               
               
                 GZD824 
                 Bcr-Abl 
               
               
                 GZD824 Dimesylate 
                 Bcr-Abl 
               
               
                 H3B-6527 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 H-89 (dihydrochloride) 
                 Autophagy; PKA 
               
               
                 HA-100 
                 Myosin; PKA; PKC 
               
               
                 Harmine 
                 5-HT Receptor; DYRK; RAD51 
               
               
                 Harmine hydrochloride 
                 DYRK 
               
               
                 HER2-Inhibitor-1 
                 EGFR, HER2 
               
               
                 Hesperadin 
                 Aurora Kinase 
               
               
                 HG-10-102-01 
                 LRRK2 
               
               
                 HG-14-10-04 
                 ALK 
               
               
                 HG6-64-1 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 HG-9-91-01 
                 Salt-inducible Kinase (SIK) 
               
               
                 Hispidulin 
                 Pim 
               
               
                 HMN-214 
                 PLK 
               
               
                 Honokiol 
                 Akt, MEK 
               
               
                 HS-10296 hydrochloride 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 HS-1371 
                 Serine/threonin kina 
               
               
                 HS-173 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 HTH-01-015 
                 AMPK 
               
               
                 hVEGF-IN-1 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 Hydroxyfasudil 
                 ROCK 
               
               
                 Ibrutinib 
                 Btk 
               
               
                 Ibrutinib (PCI-32765) 
                 BTK 
               
               
                 IC261 
                 Casein Kinase 
               
               
                 IC-87114 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 Icotinib 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 ID-8 
                 DYRK 
               
               
                 Idelalisib 
                 Autophagy; PI3K 
               
               
                 Idelalisib (CAL-101, GS-1101) 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 IITZ-01 
                 Autophagy; PI3K 
               
               
                 IKK 16 
                 IKK; LRRK2 
               
               
                 IKK-IN-1 
                 IKK 
               
               
                 Ilginatinib 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 IM-12 
                 GSK-3 
               
               
                 Imatinib 
                 Autophagy; Bcr-Abl; c-Kit; PDGFR 
               
               
                 Imatinib Mesylate (STI571) 
                 Bcr-Abl, c-Kit, PDGFR 
               
               
                 IMD 0354 
                 IκB/IKK 
               
               
                 IMD-0354 
                 IKK 
               
               
                 IMD-0560 
                 IKK 
               
               
                 INCB053914 (phosphate) 
                 Pim 
               
               
                 Indirubin 
                 GSK-3 
               
               
                 Indirubin-3′-monoxime 
                 5-Lipoxygenase; GSK-3 
               
               
                 Infigratinib 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 Ingenol 
                 PKC 
               
               
                 INH14 
                 IKK 
               
               
                 IPA-3 
                 PAK 
               
               
                 Ipatasertib 
                 Akt 
               
               
                 IPI-3063 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 IPI549 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 IPI-549 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 IQ-1S (free acid) 
                 JNK 
               
               
                 IRAK inhibitor 1 
                 IRAK 
               
               
                 IRAK inhibitor 2 
                 IRAK 
               
               
                 IRAK inhibitor 4 (trans) 
                 IRAK 
               
               
                 IRAK inhibitor 6 
                 IRAK 
               
               
                 IRAK-1-4 Inhibitor I 
                 IRAK 
               
               
                 IRAK4-IN-1 
                 IRAK 
               
               
                 Irbinitinib (ARRY-380, ONT-380) 
                 HER2 
               
               
                 ISCK03 
                 c-Kit 
               
               
                 Isorhamnetin 
                 MEK; PI3K 
               
               
                 Isorhamnetin 3-O-neohesperoside 
                 Others 
               
               
                 Isovitexin 
                 JNK; NF-κB 
               
               
                 ISRIB (trans-isomer) 
                 PERK 
               
               
                 Itacitinib 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 ITD-1 
                 TGF-β Receptor 
               
               
                 ITX5061 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 JAK3-IN-1 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 JANEX-1 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 JH-II-127 
                 LRRK2 
               
               
                 JH-VIII-157-02 
                 ALK 
               
               
                 JI-101 
                 Ephrin Receptor; PDGFR; VEGFR 
               
               
                 JNJ-38877605 
                 c-Met 
               
               
                 JNJ-38877618 
                 c-Met/HGFR 
               
               
                 JNJ-47117096 hydrochloride 
                 FLT3; MELK 
               
               
                 JNJ-7706621 
                 Aurora Kinase, CDK 
               
               
                 JNK Inhibitor IX 
                 JNK 
               
               
                 JNK-IN-7 
                 JNK 
               
               
                 JNK-IN-8 
                 JNK 
               
               
                 K02288 
                 TGF-beta/Smad 
               
               
                 K03861 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 K145 (hydrochloride) 
                 SPHK 
               
               
                 kb NB 142-70 
                 PKD 
               
               
                 KD025 (SLx-2119) 
                 ROCK 
               
               
                 KDU691 
                 PI4K 
               
               
                 Kenpaullone 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 Ki20227 
                 c-Fms 
               
               
                 Ki8751 
                 c-Kit, PDGFR, VEGFR 
               
               
                 kira6 
                 Others 
               
               
                 KN-62 
                 CaMK 
               
               
                 KN-92 (hydrochloride) 
                 CaMK 
               
               
                 KN-93 
                 CaMK 
               
               
                 KN-93 Phosphate 
                 CaMK 
               
               
                 KPT-9274 
                 NAMPT, PAK 
               
               
                 KRN 633 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 KU-0063794 
                 mTOR 
               
               
                 KU-55933 
                 ATM/ATR; Autophagy 
               
               
                 KU-57788 
                 CRISPR/Cas9; DNA-PK 
               
               
                 KU-60019 
                 ATM/ATR 
               
               
                 KW-2449 
                 Aurora Kinase, Bcr-Abl, FLT3 
               
               
                 KX1-004 
                 Src 
               
               
                 KX2-391 
                 Src 
               
               
                 L-779450 
                 Autophagy; Raf 
               
               
                 Lapatinib 
                 EGFR, HER2 
               
               
                 Larotrectinib (LOXO-101) sulfate 
                 Trk receptor 
               
               
                 Larotrectinib sulfate 
                 Trk Receptor 
               
               
                 Lazertinib 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Lazertinib (YH25448, GNS-1480) 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Lck Inhibitor 
                 Src 
               
               
                 Lck inhibitor 2 
                 Src 
               
               
                 LDC000067 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 LDC1267 
                 TAM Receptor 
               
               
                 LDC4297 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 LDN-193189 2HCl 
                 TGF-beta/Smad 
               
               
                 LDN-212854 
                 TGF-β Receptor 
               
               
                 LDN-214117 
                 TGF-beta/Smad 
               
               
                 Leflunomide 
                 Dehydrogenase 
               
               
                 Leniolisib 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 Lenvatinib 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 Lerociclib dihydrochloride 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 LFM-A13 
                 BTK 
               
               
                 Lifirafenib 
                 EGFR; Raf 
               
               
                 Linifanib 
                 Autophagy; FLT3; PDGFR; VEGFR 
               
               
                 Linsitinib 
                 IGF-1R; Insulin Receptor 
               
               
                 LJH685 
                 S6 Kinase 
               
               
                 LJI308 
                 S6 Kinase 
               
               
                 L-Leucine 
                 mTOR 
               
               
                 LM22A-4 
                 Trk Receptor 
               
               
                 LM22B-10 
                 Akt; ERK; Trk Receptor 
               
               
                 Longdaysin 
                 Casein Kinase; ERK 
               
               
                 Lonidamine 
                 Hexokinase 
               
               
                 Lorlatinib 
                 ALK 
               
               
                 Lorlatinib?(PF-6463922) 
                 ALK 
               
               
                 Losmapimod 
                 Autophagy; p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 Losmapimod (GW856553X) 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 Loureirin B 
                 ERK; JNK; PAI-1; Potassium Channel 
               
               
                 LRRK2 inhibitor 1 
                 LRRK2 
               
               
                 LRRK2-IN-1 
                 LRRK2 
               
               
                 LSKL, Inhibitor of Thrombospondin 
                 TGF-β Receptor 
               
               
                 (TSP-1) 
                   
               
               
                 LTURM34 
                 DNA-PK 
               
               
                 Lucitanib 
                 FGFR; VEGFR 
               
               
                 Lupeol 
                 Immunology &amp; Inflammation related 
               
               
                 LX2343 
                 Amyloid-P; Autophagy; Beta-secretase; PI3K 
               
               
                 LXH254 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 LXS196 
                 PKC 
               
               
                 LY2090314 
                 GSK-3 
               
               
                 LY2109761 
                 TGF-beta/Smad 
               
               
                 LY2409881 
                 IκB/IKK 
               
               
                 LY2584702 
                 S6 Kinase 
               
               
                 LY2584702 Tosylate 
                 S6 Kinase 
               
               
                 LY2608204 
                 Glucokinase 
               
               
                 LY2857785 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 LY2874455 
                 FGFR, VEGFR 
               
               
                 LY294002 
                 Autophagy, PI3K 
               
               
                 LY3009120 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 LY3023414 
                 mTOR, PI3K, DNA-PK 
               
               
                 LY3177833 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 LY3200882 
                 TGF-β Receptor 
               
               
                 LY3214996 
                 ERK 
               
               
                 LY3295668 
                 Aurora Kinase 
               
               
                 LY364947 
                 TGF-beta/Smad 
               
               
                 LY-364947 
                 TGF-β Receptor 
               
               
                 LYN-1604 hydrochloride 
                 ULK 
               
               
                 Magnolin 
                 ERK1 
               
               
                 Masitinib 
                 c-Kit; PDGFR 
               
               
                 MBQ-167 
                 CDK; Ras 
               
               
                 MC180295 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 MCB-613 
                 Src 
               
               
                 MEK inhibitor 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 MELK-8a (hydrochloride) 
                 MELK 
               
               
                 Merestinib 
                 c-Met/HGFR 
               
               
                 Mesalamine 
                 IκB/IKK, Immunology &amp; Inflammation related 
               
               
                 Metadoxine 
                 PKA 
               
               
                 Metformin (hydrochloride) 
                 AMPK; Autophagy; Mitophagy 
               
               
                 Methylthiouracil 
                 ERK; Interleukin Related; NF-κB; TNF Receptor 
               
               
                 MGCD-265 analog 
                 c-Met/HGFR; VEGFR 
               
               
                 MHP 
                 SPHK 
               
               
                 MHY1485 
                 Autophagy; mTOR 
               
               
                 Midostaurin 
                 PKC 
               
               
                 Milciclib (PHA-848125) 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 Miltefosine 
                 Akt 
               
               
                 Miransertib 
                 Akt 
               
               
                 Mirin 
                 ATM/ATR 
               
               
                 Mirk-IN-1 
                 DYRK 
               
               
                 Mitoxantrone 
                 PKC; Topoisomerase 
               
               
                 MK 2206 (dihydrochloride) 
                 Akt; Autophagy 
               
               
                 MK-2461 
                 c-Met, FGFR, PDGFR 
               
               
                 MK2-IN-1 (hydrochloride) 
                 MAPKAPK2 (MK2) 
               
               
                 MK-3903 
                 AMPK 
               
               
                 MK-5108 
                 Aurora Kinase 
               
               
                 MK-8033 
                 c-Met/HGFR 
               
               
                 MK8722 
                 AMPK 
               
               
                 MK-8745 
                 Aurora Kinase 
               
               
                 MK-8776 (SCH 900776) 
                 CDK, Chk 
               
               
                 MKC3946 
                 IRE1 
               
               
                 MKC8866 
                 IRE1 
               
               
                 MKC9989 
                 IRE1 
               
               
                 ML167 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 ML347 
                 TGF-beta/Smad, ALK 
               
               
                 ML-7 HCl 
                 Serine/threonin kinase 
               
               
                 MLi-2 
                 LRRK2 
               
               
                 MLN0905 
                 PLK 
               
               
                 MLN120B 
                 IKK 
               
               
                 MLN2480 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 MLN8054 
                 Aurora Kinase 
               
               
                 MNS 
                 Src; Syk 
               
               
                 MNS (3,4-Methylenedioxy-β- 
                 Tyrosinase, p97, Syk, Src 
               
               
                 nitrostyrene, MDBN) 
                   
               
               
                 Momelotinib 
                 Autophagy; JAK 
               
               
                 Motesanib 
                 c-Kit; VEGFR 
               
               
                 MP7 
                 PDK-1 
               
               
                 MP-A08 
                 SPHK 
               
               
                 MPI-0479605 
                 Kinesin 
               
               
                 Mps1-IN-1 
                 Mps1 
               
               
                 Mps1-IN-2 
                 Mps1; Polo-like Kinase (PLK) 
               
               
                 MRT67307 HCl 
                 IκB/IKK 
               
               
                 MRT68921 (hydrochloride) 
                 ULK 
               
               
                 MRX-2843 
                 FLT3 
               
               
                 MSC2530818 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 MSDC 0160 
                 Insulin Receptor 
               
               
                 mTOR inhibitor-3 
                 mTOR 
               
               
                 MTX-211 
                 EGFR; PI3K 
               
               
                 Mubritinib 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Mutated EGFR-IN-1 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Myricetin 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 NAMI-A 
                 FAK 
               
               
                 Naquotinib(ASP8273) 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Narciclasine 
                 ROCK 
               
               
                 Nazartinib 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Nazartinib (EGF816, NVS-816) 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 NCB-0846 
                 Wnt/beta-catenin 
               
               
                 Nec-1s (7-Cl—O—Nec1) 
                 TNF-alpha 
               
               
                 Necrostatin-1 
                 Autophagy; RIP kinase 
               
               
                 Necrosulfonamide 
                 Others 
               
               
                 Nedisertib 
                 DNA-PK 
               
               
                 Neflamapimod 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 Nemiralisib 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 Neohesperidin dihydrochalcone 
                 ROS 
               
               
                 Neratinib (HKI-272) 
                 EGFR, HER2 
               
               
                 NG 52 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 NH125 
                 CaMK 
               
               
                 Nilotinib 
                 Autophagy; Bcr-Abl 
               
               
                 Nilotinib (AMN-107) 
                 Bcr-Abl 
               
               
                 Ningetinib 
                 c-Met/HGFR; TAM Receptor; VEGFR 
               
               
                 Nintedanib 
                 FGFR; PDGFR; VEGFR 
               
               
                 NMS-P937 (NMS1286937) 
                 PLK 
               
               
                 Nocodazole 
                 Autophagy, Microtubule Associated 
               
               
                 Norcantharidin 
                 EGFR, c-Met 
               
               
                 Notoginsenoside R1 
                 Others 
               
               
                 NPS-1034 
                 c-Met, TAM Receptor 
               
               
                 NQDI-1 
                 ASK 
               
               
                 NSC 228155 
                 EGFR; Epigenetic Reader Domain; Histone 
               
               
                   
                 Acetyltransferase 
               
               
                 NSC 42834 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 NSC12 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 NSC781406 
                 mTOR; PI3K 
               
               
                 NT157 
                 IGF-1R 
               
               
                 NU 7026 
                 DNA-PK 
               
               
                 NU2058 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 NU6027 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 NU6300 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 NU7026 
                 DNA-PK 
               
               
                 NU7441 (KU-57788) 
                 DNA-PK, PI3K 
               
               
                 NVP-2 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 NVP-ACC789 
                 PDGFR; VEGFR 
               
               
                 NVP-ADW742 
                 IGF-1R 
               
               
                 NVP-BAW2881 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 NVP-BHG712 
                 Bcr-Abl, Ephrin receptor, Raf, Src 
               
               
                 NVP-BHG712 isomer 
                 Ephrin Receptor 
               
               
                 NVP-BSK805 2HCl 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 NVP-BVU972 
                 c-Met 
               
               
                 NVP-LCQ195 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 NVP-TAE 226 
                 FAK; Pyk2 
               
               
                 NVP-TAE 684 
                 ALK 
               
               
                 NVS-PAK1-1 
                 PAK 
               
               
                 Oclacitinib (maleate) 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 Oglufanide 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 Olmutinib 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Omipalisib 
                 mTOR; PI3K 
               
               
                 Omtriptolide 
                 ERK 
               
               
                 ON123300 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 ONO-4059 (GS-4059) hydrochloride 
                 BTK 
               
               
                 Orantinib (TSU-68, SU6668) 
                 PDGFR 
               
               
                 Oridonin 
                 Akt 
               
               
                 OSI-027 
                 mTOR 
               
               
                 OSI-420 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 OSI-930 
                 c-Kit, CSF-1R, VEGFR 
               
               
                 Osimertinib 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 OSU-03012 (AR-12) 
                 PDK 
               
               
                 OTS514 hydrochloride 
                 TOPK 
               
               
                 OTS964 
                 TOPK 
               
               
                 OTSSP167 (hydrochloride) 
                 MELK 
               
               
                 P276-00 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 p38α inhibitor 1 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 p38-α MAPK-IN-1 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 Pacritinib 
                 FLT3; JAK 
               
               
                 Palbociclib (hydrochloride) 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 Palbociclib (isethionate) 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 Palomid 529 
                 mTOR 
               
               
                 Palomid 529 (P529) 
                 mTOR 
               
               
                 Pamapimod 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 Parsaclisib 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 Pazopanib 
                 c-Kit, PDGFR, VEGFR 
               
               
                 PCI 29732 
                 Btk 
               
               
                 PCI-33380 
                 Btk 
               
               
                 PD 169316 
                 Autophagy; p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 PD0166285 
                 Wee1 
               
               
                 PD0325901 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 PD153035 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 PD158780 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 PD-166866 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 PD168393 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 PD173074 
                 FGFR, VEGFR 
               
               
                 PD173955 
                 Bcr-Abl 
               
               
                 PD184352 (CI-1040) 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 PD318088 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 PD98059 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 Peficitinib 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 Pelitinib 
                 EGFR; Src 
               
               
                 Pelitinib (EKB-569) 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Pemigatinib 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 Perifosine (KRX-0401) 
                 Akt 
               
               
                 Pexidartinib 
                 c-Fms; c-Kit 
               
               
                 Pexmetinib (ARRY-614) 
                 p38 MAPK, Tie-2 
               
               
                 PF-00562271 Besylate 
                 FAK 
               
               
                 PF-03814735 
                 Aurora Kinase; VEGFR 
               
               
                 PF-04217903 
                 c-Met 
               
               
                 PF-04217903 (methanesulfonate) 
                 c-Met/HGFR 
               
               
                 PF-04691502 
                 Akt, mTOR, PI3K 
               
               
                 PF-04965842 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 PF-05231023 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 PF-06273340 
                 Trk receptor 
               
               
                 PF-06409577 
                 AMPK 
               
               
                 PF-06447475 
                 LRRK2 
               
               
                 PF-06459988 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 PF06650833 
                 IRAK 
               
               
                 PF-06651600 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 PF-06700841 (P-Tosylate) 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 PF-3758309 
                 PAK 
               
               
                 PF-431396 
                 FAK 
               
               
                 PF-4708671 
                 S6 Kinase 
               
               
                 PF-477736 
                 Chk 
               
               
                 PF-4800567 
                 Casein Kinase 
               
               
                 PF-4989216 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 PF-543 (Citrate) 
                 SPHK 
               
               
                 PF-562271 
                 FAK 
               
               
                 PF-573228 
                 FAK 
               
               
                 PFK15 
                 Autophagy 
               
               
                 PFK158 
                 Autophagy 
               
               
                 PH-797804 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 PHA-665752 
                 c-Met 
               
               
                 PHA-680632 
                 Aurora Kinase 
               
               
                 PHA-767491 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 PHA-793887 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 Phenformin (hydrochloride) 
                 AMPK 
               
               
                 Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate 
                 PKC; SPHK 
               
               
                 PHT-427 
                 Akt, PDK 
               
               
                 PI-103 
                 Autophagy, DNA-PK, mTOR, PI3K 
               
               
                 PI-103 (Hydrochloride) 
                 DNA-PK; mTOR; PI3K 
               
               
                 PI-3065 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 PI3K-IN-1 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 PI3Kδ-IN-2 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 PI4KIII beta inhibitor 3 
                 PI4K 
               
               
                 Piceatannol 
                 Syk 
               
               
                 Picfeltarraenin IA 
                 AChE 
               
               
                 Picropodophyllin 
                 IGF-1R 
               
               
                 Pictilisib (GDC-0941) 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 PIK-293 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 PIK-294 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 PIK-75 
                 DNA-PK; PI3K 
               
               
                 PIK-75 HCl 
                 DNA-PK, PI3K 
               
               
                 PIK-93 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 PIK-III 
                 Autophagy, PI3K 
               
               
                 Pilaralisib 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 Pilaralisib analogue 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 Pim1/AKK1-IN-1 
                 Pim 
               
               
                 PIM-447 (dihydrochloride) 
                 Pim 
               
               
                 Pimasertib 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 Pitavastatin Calcium 
                 HMG-CoA Reductase 
               
               
                 PKC-IN-1 
                 PKC 
               
               
                 PKC-theta inhibitor 
                 PKC 
               
               
                 PKM2 inhibitor(compound 3k) 
                 PKM 
               
               
                 Pluripotin 
                 ERK; Ribosomal S6 Kinase (RSK) 
               
               
                 PLX-4720 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 PLX647 
                 c-Fms; c-Kit 
               
               
                 PLX7904 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 PLX8394 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 PND-1186 
                 FAK 
               
               
                 PND-1186 (VS-4718) 
                 FAK 
               
               
                 Poloxime 
                 Polo-like Kinase (PLK) 
               
               
                 Poloxin 
                 Polo-like Kinase (PLK) 
               
               
                 Ponatinib (AP24534) 
                 Bcr-Abl, FGFR, PDGFR, VEGFR 
               
               
                 Poziotinib (HM781-36B) 
                 HER2, EGFR 
               
               
                 PP1 
                 Src 
               
               
                 PP121 
                 DNA-PK, mTOR, PDGFR, Src, VEGFR, Bcr-Abl 
               
               
                 PP2 
                 Src 
               
               
                 PQ 401 
                 IGF-1R 
               
               
                 PQR620 
                 mTOR 
               
               
                 Prexasertib 
                 Checkpoint Kinase (Chk) 
               
               
                 PRN1008 
                 Btk 
               
               
                 PRN1371 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 PRN694 
                 Itk 
               
               
                 PROTAC CDK9 Degrader-1 
                 CDK; PROTAC 
               
               
                 Protein kinase inhibitors 1 
                 DYRK 
               
               
                 hydrochloride 
                   
               
               
                 PRT-060318 
                 Syk 
               
               
                 PRT062607 (Hydrochloride) 
                 Syk 
               
               
                 PS-1145 
                 IκB/IKK 
               
               
                 Psoralidin 
                 Estrogen/progestogen Receptor 
               
               
                 Purvalanol A 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 Purvalanol B 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 PYR-41 
                 E1 Activating 
               
               
                 Pyridone 6 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 Pyrotinib dimaleate 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Quercetin 
                 Src, Sirtuin, PKC, PI3K 
               
               
                 Quizartinib (AC220) 
                 FLT3 
               
               
                 R112 
                 Syk 
               
               
                 R1487 (Hydrochloride) 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 R1530 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 R-268712 
                 TGF-β Receptor 
               
               
                 R406 
                 FLT3, Syk 
               
               
                 R406 (free base) 
                 Syk 
               
               
                 R547 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 R788 (Fostamatinib) Disodium 
                 Syk 
               
               
                 Rabusertib (LY2603618) 
                 Chk 
               
               
                 Radotinib 
                 Bcr-Abl 
               
               
                 RAF265 
                 Autophagy; Raf; VEGFR 
               
               
                 RAF265 (CHIR-265) 
                 Raf, VEGFR 
               
               
                 RAF709 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 Ralimetinib (LY2228820) 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 Rapamycin (Sirolimus) 
                 Autophagy, mTOR 
               
               
                 Ravoxertinib 
                 ERK 
               
               
                 Rebastinib 
                 Bcr-Abl; FLT3; Src 
               
               
                 Refametinib 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 Refametinib (RDEA119, Bay 86-9766) 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 Regorafenib 
                 Autophagy; PDGFR; Raf; VEGFR 
               
               
                 Repotrectinib 
                 ALK; ROS; Trk Receptor 
               
               
                 RepSox 
                 TGF-beta/Smad 
               
               
                 Resveratrol 
                 Autophagy; IKK; Mitophagy; Sirtuin 
               
               
                 Reversine 
                 Adenosine Receptor, Aurora Kinase 
               
               
                 RG13022 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 RG14620 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 RGB-286638 (free base) 
                 CDK; GSK-3; JAK; MEK 
               
               
                 Ribociclib 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 Ridaforolimus (Deforolimus, MK- 
                 mTOR 
               
               
                 8669) 
                   
               
               
                 Rigoscrtib (ON-01910) 
                 PLK 
               
               
                 Rigosertib (sodium) 
                 Polo-like Kinase (PLK) 
               
               
                 Rimacalib 
                 CaMK 
               
               
                 RIP2 kinase inhibitor 1 
                 RIP kinase 
               
               
                 RIP2 kinase inhibitor 2 
                 RIP kinase 
               
               
                 RIPA-56 
                 RIP kinase 
               
               
                 Ripasudil 
                 ROCK 
               
               
                 Ripretinib 
                 c-Kit; PDGFR 
               
               
                 RK-24466 
                 Src 
               
               
                 RKI-1447 
                 ROCK 
               
               
                 RN486 
                 Btk 
               
               
                 Ro 28-1675 
                 Glucokinase 
               
               
                 Ro 5126766 
                 MEK; Raf 
               
               
                 Ro3280 
                 PLK 
               
               
                 Ro-3306 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 RO4987655 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 RO9021 
                 Svk 
               
               
                 Roblitinib 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 Rociletinib 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Rociletinib (CO-1686, AVL-301) 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Rociletinib hydrobromide 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Rogaratinib 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 Roscovitine (Seliciclib, CYC202) 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 Rosmarinic acid 
                 IκB/IKK 
               
               
                 Ruboxistaurin (LY333531 HCl) 
                 PKC 
               
               
                 Ruxolitinib 
                 Autophagy; JAK; Mitophagy 
               
               
                 Ruxolitinib (phosphate) 
                 Autophagy; JAK; Mitophagy 
               
               
                 Ruxolitinib (S enantiomer) 
                 Autophagy; JAK 
               
               
                 RXDX-106 (CEP-40783) 
                 TAM Receptor 
               
               
                 S49076 
                 c-Met, FGFR, TAM Receptor 
               
               
                 SAFit2 
                 Akt 
               
               
                 Salidroside 
                 mTOR 
               
               
                 Salubrinal 
                 PERK 
               
               
                 Sapanisertib 
                 Autophagy; mTOR 
               
               
                 Sapitinib 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 SAR-020106 
                 Chk 
               
               
                 SAR125844 
                 c-Met 
               
               
                 SAR131675 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 SAR-20347 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 SAR-260301 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 SAR405 
                 Autophagy; PI3K 
               
               
                 SAR407899 
                 ROCK 
               
               
                 Saracatinib 
                 Autophagy; Src 
               
               
                 Saracatinib (AZD0530) 
                 Src 
               
               
                 Savolitinib 
                 c-Met/HGFR 
               
               
                 Savolitinib(AZD6094, HMPL-504) 
                 c-Met 
               
               
                 SB 202190 
                 Autophagy; p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 SB 203580 
                 Autophagy; Mitophagy; p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 SB 203580 (hydrochloride) 
                 Autophagy; Mitophagy; p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 SB 239063 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 SB 242235 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 SB 415286 
                 GSK-3 
               
               
                 SB 525334 
                 TGF-β Receptor 
               
               
                 SB1317 
                 CDK; FLT3; JAK 
               
               
                 SB202190 (FHPI) 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 SB203580 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 SB216763 
                 GSK-3 
               
               
                 SB239063 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 SB415286 
                 GSK-3 
               
               
                 SB431542 
                 TGF-beta/Smad 
               
               
                 SB-431542 
                 TGF-β Receptor 
               
               
                 SB505124 
                 TGF-beta/Smad 
               
               
                 SB-505124 
                 TGF-β Receptor 
               
               
                 SB525334 
                 TGF-beta/Smad 
               
               
                 SB590885 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 SB-590885 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 SBE 13 HCl 
                 PLK 
               
               
                 SBI-0206965 
                 Autophagy 
               
               
                 SC-514 
                 IκB/IKK 
               
               
                 SC66 
                 Akt 
               
               
                 SC79 
                 Akt 
               
               
                 SCH-1473759 (hydrochloride) 
                 Aurora Kinase 
               
               
                 SCH772984 
                 ERK 
               
               
                 SCH900776 
                 Checkpoint Kinase (Chk) 
               
               
                 Schisandrin B (Sch B) 
                 ATM/ATR, P-gp 
               
               
                 Scopoletin 
                 Immunology &amp; Inflammation related 
               
               
                 SCR-1481B1 
                 c-Met/HGFR; VEGFR 
               
               
                 Scutellarein 
                 Autophagy; Src 
               
               
                 Scuteliarin 
                 Akt; STAT 
               
               
                 SD 0006 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 SD-208 
                 TGF-beta/Smad 
               
               
                 SEL120-34A (monohydrochloride) 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 Seletalisib 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 Seletalisib (UCB-5857) 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 Seliciclib 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 Selitrectinib 
                 Trk Receptor 
               
               
                 Selonsertib (GS-4997) 
                 ASK 
               
               
                 Selumetinib 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 Selumetinib (AZD6244) 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 Semaxanib (SU5416) 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 Semaxinib 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 Senexin A 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 Sennoside B 
                 PDGFR 
               
               
                 Serabelisib 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 Serabelisib (INK-1117, MLN-1117, 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 TAK-117) 
                   
               
               
                 SF1670 
                 PTEN 
               
               
                 SF2523 
                 PI3K, DNA-PK, Epigenetic Reader Domain, mTOR 
               
               
                 SGI-1776 
                 Autophagy; Pim 
               
               
                 SGI-1776 free base 
                 Pim 
               
               
                 SGI-7079 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 SGX-523 
                 c-Met 
               
               
                 Silmitasertib 
                 Autophagy; Casein Kinase 
               
               
                 Simurosertib 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 Sitravatinib 
                 c-Kit; Discoidin Domain Receptor; FLT3; Trk 
               
               
                   
                 Receptor; VEGFR 
               
               
                 Sitravatinib (MGCD516) 
                 Ephrin receptor, c-Kit, TAM Receptor, VEGFR, Trk 
               
               
                   
                 receptor 
               
               
                 SJ000291942 
                 TGF-β Receptor 
               
               
                 SK1-IN-1 
                 SPHK 
               
               
                 Skatole 
                 Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor; p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 Skepinone-L 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 SKF-86002 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 SKI II 
                 S1P Receptor 
               
               
                 SKLB1002 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 SKLB4771 
                 FLT3 
               
               
                 SL327 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 SL-327 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 SLV-2436 
                 MNK 
               
               
                 SLx-2119 
                 ROCK 
               
               
                 SM 16 
                 TGF-β Receptor 
               
               
                 SMI-16a 
                 Pim 
               
               
                 SMI-4a 
                 Pim 
               
               
                 SNS-032 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 SNS-032 (BMS-387032) 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 SNS-314 
                 Aurora Kinase 
               
               
                 SNS-314 Mesylate 
                 Aurora Kinase 
               
               
                 Sodium dichloroacetate (DCA) 
                 Dehydrogenase 
               
               
                 Sodium Monofluorophosphate 
                 phosphatase 
               
               
                 Solanesol (Nonaisoprenol) 
                 FAK 
               
               
                 Solcitinib 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 Sorafenib 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 Sorafenib Tosylate 
                 PDGFR, Raf, VEGFR 
               
               
                 Sotrastaurin 
                 PKC 
               
               
                 SP600125 
                 JNK 
               
               
                 Spebrutinib 
                 Btk 
               
               
                 SPHINX31 
                 Serine/threonin kina 
               
               
                 SR-3029 
                 Casein Kinase 
               
               
                 SR-3306 
                 JNK 
               
               
                 SR-3677 
                 Autophagy; ROCK 
               
               
                 Src Inhibitor 1 
                 Src 
               
               
                 SRPIN340 
                 SRPK 
               
               
                 S-Ruxolitinib (INCB018424) 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 SSR128129E 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 Staurosporine 
                 PKA; PKC 
               
               
                 STF-083010 
                 IRE1 
               
               
                 STO-609 
                 CaMK 
               
               
                 SU 5402 
                 FGFR; PDGFR; VEGFR 
               
               
                 SU11274 
                 c-Met 
               
               
                 SU14813 
                 c-Kit; PDGFR; VEGFR 
               
               
                 SU14813 (maleate) 
                 c-Kit; PDGFR; VEGFR 
               
               
                 SU1498 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 SU5402 
                 FGFR, VEGFR 
               
               
                 SU5408 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 SU6656 
                 Src 
               
               
                 SU9516 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 Sulfatinib 
                 FGFR; VEGFR 
               
               
                 SUN11602 
                 FGFR 
               
               
                 Sunitinib 
                 PDGFR, c-Kit, VEGFR 
               
               
                 Sunitinib Malate 
                 c-Kit, PDGFR, VEGFR 
               
               
                 T56-LIMKi 
                 LIM Kinase (LIMK) 
               
               
                 TA-01 
                 Casein Kinase; p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 TA-02 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 TAE226 (NVP-TAE226) 
                 FAK 
               
               
                 TAE684 (NVP-TAE684) 
                 ALK 
               
               
                 TAK-285 
                 EGFR, HER2 
               
               
                 TAK-580 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 TAK-593 
                 PDGFR; VEGFR 
               
               
                 TAK-632 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 TAK-659 
                 Syk, FLT3 
               
               
                 TAK-715 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 TAK-733 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 TAK-901 
                 Aurora Kinase 
               
               
                 TAK-960 
                 Polo-like Kinase (PLK) 
               
               
                 Takinib 
                 IL Receptor 
               
               
                 Talmapimod 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 Tandutinib 
                 FLT3 
               
               
                 Tandutinib (MLN518) 
                 FLT3 
               
               
                 Tanzisertib 
                 JNK 
               
               
                 Tanzisertib(CC-930) 
                 JNK 
               
               
                 tarloxotinib bromide 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 TAS-115 mesylate 
                 c-Met/HGFR; VEGFR 
               
               
                 TAS-301 
                 PKC 
               
               
                 TAS6417 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Taselisib 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 Tat-NR2B9c 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 Tat-NR2B9C (TFA) 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 Tauroursodeoxycholate (Sodium) 
                 Caspase; ERK 
               
               
                 Tauroursodeoxycholate dihydrate 
                 Caspase; ERK 
               
               
                 Taxifolin (Dihydroquercetin) 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 TBB 
                 Casein Kinase 
               
               
                 TBK1/IKKε-IN-2 
                 IKK 
               
               
                 TC13172 
                 Mixed Lineage Kinase 
               
               
                 TC-DAPK 6 
                 DAPK 
               
               
                 TCS 359 
                 FLT3 
               
               
                 TCS JNK 5a 
                 JNK 
               
               
                 TCS PIM-11 
                 Pim 
               
               
                 TCS-PIM-1-4a 
                 Pim 
               
               
                 TDZD-8 
                 GSK-3 
               
               
                 Telatinib 
                 c-Kit, PDGFR, VEGFR 
               
               
                 Temsirolimus (CCI-779, NSC 683864) 
                 mTOR 
               
               
                 Tenalisib 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 Tenalisib (RP6530) 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 Tepotinib 
                 Autophagy; c-Met/HGFR 
               
               
                 Tepotinib (EMD 1214063) 
                 c-Met 
               
               
                 TG 100572 (Hydrochloride) 
                 FGFR; PDGFR; Src; VEGFR 
               
               
                 TG003 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 TG100-115 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 TG100713 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 TG101209 
                 c-RET, FLT3, JAK 
               
               
                 TGX-221 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 Theliatinib (HMPL-309) 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Thiazovivin 
                 ROCK 
               
               
                 THZ1 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 THZ1-R 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 THZ2 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 THZ531 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 TIC10 
                 Akt 
               
               
                 TIC10 Analogue 
                 Akt 
               
               
                 Tideglusib 
                 GSK-3 
               
               
                 Tie2 kinase inhibitor 
                 Tie-2 
               
               
                 Tirabrutinib 
                 Btk 
               
               
                 Tirbanibulin (Mesylate) 
                 Microtubule/Tubulin; Src 
               
               
                 Tivantinib 
                 c-Met/HGFR 
               
               
                 Tivantinib (ARQ 197) 
                 c-Met 
               
               
                 Tivozanib 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 Tivozanib (AV-951) 
                 c-Kit, PDGFR, VEGFR 
               
               
                 Toceranib phosphate 
                 PDGFRP 
               
               
                 Tofacitinib 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 Tofacitinib (CP-690550, Tasocitinib) 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 Tolimidone 
                 Src 
               
               
                 Tomivosertib 
                 MNK 
               
               
                 Torin 1 
                 Autophagy, mTOR 
               
               
                 Torin 2 
                 ATM/ATR, mTOR 
               
               
                 Torkinib 
                 Autophagy; Mitophagy; mTOR 
               
               
                 Tozasertib (VX-680, MK-0457) 
                 Aurora Kinase 
               
               
                 TP0427736 HCl 
                 ALK 
               
               
                 TP-0903 
                 TAM Receptor 
               
               
                 TP-3654 
                 Pim 
               
               
                 TPCA-1 
                 IκB/IKK 
               
               
                 TPPB 
                 PKC 
               
               
                 TPX-0005 
                 Src, ALK 
               
               
                 Trametinib 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 trans-Zeatin 
                 ERK; MEK 
               
               
                 Trapidil 
                 PDGFR 
               
               
                 Triciribine 
                 Akt 
               
               
                 TTP 22 
                 Casein Kinase 
               
               
                 Tucatinib 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 TWS119 
                 GSK-3 
               
               
                 TyK2-IN-2 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 Tyk2-IN-4 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 Tyrosine kinase inhibitor 
                 c-Met/HGFR 
               
               
                 Tyrosine kinase-IN-1 
                 FGFR; PDGFR; VEGFR 
               
               
                 Tyrphostin 23 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Tyrphostin 9 
                 PDGFR, EGFR 
               
               
                 Tyrphostin A9 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 Tyrphostin AG 1296 
                 c-Kit, PDGFR 
               
               
                 Tyrphostin AG 528 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Tyrphostin AG 879 
                 HER2 
               
               
                 U0126 
                 Autophagy; MEK; Mitophagy 
               
               
                 U0126-EtOH 
                 MEK 
               
               
                 UCB9608 
                 PI4K 
               
               
                 UK-371804 HCl 
                 Serine Protease 
               
               
                 Ulixertinib 
                 ERK 
               
               
                 ULK-101 
                 ULK 
               
               
                 UM-164 
                 Src, p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 Umbralisib 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 Umbralisib R-enantiomer 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 UNC2025 
                 TAM Receptor, FLT3 
               
               
                 UNC2881 
                 TAM Receptor 
               
               
                 Upadacitinib 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 Uprosertib 
                 Akt 
               
               
                 URMC-099 
                 LRRK2 
               
               
                 Vactosertib 
                 TGF-β Receptor 
               
               
                 Vactosertib (Hydrochloride) 
                 TGF-β Receptor 
               
               
                 Valrubicin 
                 PKC 
               
               
                 Vandetanib 
                 Autophagy; VEGFR 
               
               
                 Varlitinib 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 Vatalanib (PTK787) 2HCl 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 VE-821 
                 ATM/ATR 
               
               
                 VE-822 
                 ATM/ATR 
               
               
                 Vecabrutinib 
                 Btk; Itk 
               
               
                 Vemurafenib 
                 Autophagy; Raf 
               
               
                 VER-246608 
                 PDHK 
               
               
                 Verbascoside 
                 Immunology &amp; Inflammation related 
               
               
                 Vistusertib 
                 Autophagy; mTOR 
               
               
                 Volasertib (BI 6727) 
                 PLK 
               
               
                 VO-Ohpic trihydrate 
                 PTEN 
               
               
                 Voxtalisib 
                 mTOR; PI3K 
               
               
                 VPS34 inhibitor 1 (Compound 19, 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 PIK-III analogue) 
                   
               
               
                 Vps34-IN-1 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 Vps34-IN-2 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 Vps34-PIK-III 
                 Autophagy; PI3K 
               
               
                 VS-5584 
                 mTOR; PI3K 
               
               
                 VS-5584 (SB2343) 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 VTX-27 
                 PKC 
               
               
                 VX-11e 
                 ERK 
               
               
                 VX-702 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 VX-745 
                 p38 MAPK 
               
               
                 WAY-600 
                 mTOR 
               
               
                 Wedelolactone 
                 NF-κB 
               
               
                 WEHI-345 
                 RIP kinase 
               
               
                 WH-4-023 
                 Src 
               
               
                 WHI-P154 
                 EGFR; JAK 
               
               
                 WHI-P180 
                 EGFR; VEGFR 
               
               
                 WHI-P97 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 WNK463 
                 Serine/threonin kinase 
               
               
                 Wogonin 
                 CDK, Transferase 
               
               
                 Wortmannin 
                 ATM/ATR; DNA-PK; PI3K; Polo-like Kinase (PLK) 
               
               
                 WP1066 
                 JAK; STAT 
               
               
                 WYE-125132 (WYE-132) 
                 mTOR 
               
               
                 WYE-132 
                 mTOR 
               
               
                 WYE-354 
                 mTOR 
               
               
                 WZ3146 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 WZ-3146 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 WZ4002 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 WZ4003 
                 AMPK 
               
               
                 WZ8040 
                 EGFR 
               
               
                 X-376 
                 ALK; c-Met/HGFR 
               
               
                 XL019 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 XL147 analogue 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                 XL228 
                 Aurora Kinase; Bcr-Abl; IGF-1R; Src 
               
               
                 XL388 
                 mTOR 
               
               
                 XL413 (BMS-863233) 
                 CDK 
               
               
                 XMD16-5 
                 ACK 
               
               
                 XMD17-109 
                 ERK 
               
               
                 XMD8-87 
                 ACK 
               
               
                 XMD8-92 
                 ERK 
               
               
                 Y15 
                 FAK 
               
               
                 Y-27632 
                 ROCK 
               
               
                 Y-33075 
                 ROCK 
               
               
                 Y-39983 HCl 
                 ROCK 
               
               
                 YKL-05-099 
                 Salt-inducible Kinase (SIK) 
               
               
                 YLF-466D 
                 AMPK 
               
               
                 YM-201636 
                 Autophagy; PI3K; PIKfyve 
               
               
                 YU238259 
                 DNA-PK 
               
               
                 Zanubrutinib 
                 Btk 
               
               
                 ZD-4190 
                 EGFR; VEGFR 
               
               
                 ZINC00881524 
                 ROCK 
               
               
                 ZINC00881524 (ROCK inhibitor) 
                 ROCK 
               
               
                 ZLN024 (hydrochloride) 
                 AMPK 
               
               
                 ZM 306416 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 ZM 323881 HCl 
                 VEGFR 
               
               
                 ZM 336372 
                 Raf 
               
               
                 ZM 39923 HCl 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 ZM 447439 
                 Aurora Kinase 
               
               
                 ZM39923 (hydrochloride) 
                 JAK 
               
               
                 ZM-447439 
                 Aurora Kinase 
               
               
                 Zotarolimus(ABT-578) 
                 mTOR 
               
               
                 ZSTK474 
                 PI3K 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
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     The features of the present invention disclosed in the specification, the claims, and/or in the accompanying figures may, both separately and in any combination thereof, be material for realizing the invention in various forms thereof.