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Table 2 Small molecule inhibitors of the signaling pathways and their target genes (5)

From: Signaling pathways involved in colorectal cancer progression

Signaling pathways

Factors/drugs approved (or) in development

Function

Target

EGFR–RAS–MAPK

Cetuximab

EGFR inhibitor

EGFR

Panitumumab

EGFR inhibitor

EGFR

Gefitinib

EGFR inhibitor

EGFR

Sorafenib

Tyrosine kinase inhibitor

RAF

Pertuzumab

Monoclonal antibody for Her 2

Her2

Erlotinib

Receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor

EGFR

Canertinib (CI-1033)

Irreversible tyrosine kinase inhibitor

EGFR

Her2

ErbB-4

Lapatinib

Tyrosine kinase inhibitor

EGFR

Her2

Dacomitinib

Irreversible EGFR inhibitor

EGFR

Sunitinib

Receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor

RTKs

PD158780

Tyrosine kinase inhibitor

EGFR

ErbB-3

ErbB-4

Matuzumab (EMD72000)

Monoclonal antibody for EGFR

EGFR

Vemurafenib (PLX4032)

BRAFV600E inhibitor

BRAFV600E

Dabrafenib (GSK2118436)

BRAFV600E inhibitor

BRAFV600E C-RAF

BRAF

Encorafenib (LGX818)

RAF inhibitor

BRAFV600E

XL281(BMS-908662)

RAF kinases inhibitor

RAF

Trametinib (GSK1120212)

MEK1/2 inhibitor

MEK1/2

Binimetinib

MEK1/2 inhibitor

MEK1/2

Selumetinib (AZD6244)

MEK inhibitor

MEK1/2

VX-11e

ERK2 inhibitor

ERK2

SCH772984

ERK1/2 inhibitor

ERK1/2

NOTCH

RO4929097

γ Secretase inhibitor

γ Secretase

DAPT (GSI-IX)

γ Secretase inhibitor

γ Secretase

Dibenzazepine (DBZ)

γ Secretase inhibitor

γ Secretase

LY411575

γ Secretase inhibitor

γ Secretase

GSI34

γ Secretase inhibitor

γ Secretase

PI3K–Akt–mTOR

OSI027

mTOR kinase inhibitor

mTOR

PI3Kγ

MK2206

AKT inhibitor

AKT

GSK690693

AKT inhibitor

AKT

Everolimus (RAD001)

mTOR inhibitor

mTOR

Idelalisib (CAL-101)

P110 inhibitor

P110γ/δ

BGT226

PI3K/mTOR inhibitor

mTOR

PI3Kα/β/γ

Buparlisib

(BKM120)

PI3K inhibitor

P110α/β/γ

Dactolisib (NVP-BEZ235)

PI3K and mTOR inhibitor

mTOR

P110α/γδ

GSK690693

Akt inhibitor

AKT

AZD8055

mTOR inhibitor

mTOR

Alpelisib (BYL719)

PI3Kα inhibitor

PI3Kα

Perifosine

Akt inhibitor

AKT

SF-1126

Inhibitors of the PI3K pathway

PI3K

mTOR

Pilaralisib (XL147)

PI3K inhibitor

PI3Kα/β/γ/δ

Triciribine (VQD002)

Akt inhibitor

AKT

Temsirolimus

Kinase Inhibitor

mTOR

TGF-β

LY2109761

TGF-β receptor inhibitor

TGFBRI/II

AP15012

Antisense molecules

TGF-β1

AP11014

Antisense molecules

TGF-β

Wnt/β-catenin

BC2059

β-catenin inhibitor

β-catenin

Sulindac

Blocking the PDZ domain of the protein Dishevelled

Dishevelled

PNU-74654

Wnt/B-catenin inhibitor

Wnt/B-catenin