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Table 1 Examples of small-molecular inhibitor targeting Akt and its downstream effectors for human cancer therapy

From: Akt: a key transducer in cancer

Name

Target

Effect

Tumor

Clinical trail

Uprosertib (GSK2141795)

Akt1/2/3

ATP-competitive pan-Akt inhibitor

Endometrial carcinoma; myeloma; melanoma; hematopoietic and lymphoid cell neoplasm; malignant solid neoplasm

Phase I/II

Capivasertib (AZD5363)

Akt1/2/3;P70S6K/PKA

ATP-competitive pan-Akt inhibitor

B-cell non-hodgkin lymphoma; breast; prostate; solid and hematological tumors

Phase I/II/III

Ipatasertib (GDC-0068)

Akt1/2/3

ATP-competitive pan-Akt inhibitor

Breast; head and neck carcinoma; solid tumors; gastric; prostate; ovarian; NSCLC

Phase I/II/III

Afuresertib (GSK2110183)

Akt1/2/3

ATP-competitive pan-Akt inhibitor

Breast; prostate; ovarian; solid tumors

Phase I/II

GSK690693

Akt1/2/3;PKA, PrkX, PKC

ATP-competitive pan-Akt inhibitor

Hematologic malignancies; solid tumors; lymphoma

Phase I

LY2780301

Akt1/2/3;P70S6K

ATP-competitive pan-Akt inhibitor

Breast; solid tumors; non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; metastatic cancers

Phase I/II

Perifosine (KRX-0401)

Akt1/2

Allosteric Akt inhibitor

Brain; prostate; pancreatic; melanoma; renal cell carcinoma; breast; NSCLC; myeloma; solid tumors

Phase I/II

MK-2206

Akt1/2/3

Allosteric Akt inhibitor

Solid tumors; lymphomas; breast; colorectal; gall bladder; melanoma; nsclc; oral; ovarian; pancreatic; prostate

Phase I/II

Miransertib (ARQ 092)

Akt1/2/3

Allosteric Akt inhibitor

Proteus syndrome; solid tumors; lymphomas; ovarian; endometrial

Phase I/II

ARQ 751

Akt1/2/3

Allosteric Akt inhibitor

Solid tumors

Phase I

TAS117

Akt1/2/3

Allosteric Akt inhibitor

Solid tumors

Phase II

BAY1125976

Akt1/2

Allosteric Akt inhibitor

Neoplasms

Phase I

PHT427

Akt1/2/3

Allosteric Akt inhibitor

NA

NA

Akti-1/2

Akt1/2

Allosteric Akt inhibitor

NA

NA

Solenopsin

Akt

An alkaloid component of fire ant venom

NA

NA

Rapamycin; rapaloges

mTORC1

Allosteric mTORC1 inhibitor

Bladder; pancreatic; solid tumors; lymphoma; leukemia; prostate; brain; NSCLC

Phase I/II

PP242

mTORC1/C2

Inhibiting mTOR and eIF4E activation

NA

NA

Compound A

Skp2

Inhibiting Skp2 SCF E3 ligase activity to prevent p27 ubiquitination and degradation

NA

NA

Compound 25

Skp2

Preventing the assembly of newly synthesized Skp2-Skp1 complex by binding to Skp2 to inactivate its E3 ligase activity

NA

NA

Pevonedistat (MLN4924)

Nedd8-activating enzyme

Inhibiting neddylation of Cul-1 and the formation Skp2 SCF complex

Leukemia; myeloma; melanoma; solid tumors

Phase I/II

Nutlin-3

Mdm2

Occupation of the binding site of p53 in MDM2

NA

NA

HBX41108

USP7

Targeting USP7 to prevent MDM2 deubiquitination and promote MDM2 degradation

NA

NA

  1. NA: not applicable