Puma Biotechnology Announces Presentation of Findings from a Phase I/II Study of Alisertib and Pembrolizumab for Rb-Deficient Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas at the 2023 AACR-NCI-EORTC Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics Meeting
Alisertib is an adenosine triphosphate–competitive, reversible inhibitor of Aurora Kinase A (AURKA) that results in disruption of mitosis.
- Alisertib is an adenosine triphosphate–competitive, reversible inhibitor of Aurora Kinase A (AURKA) that results in disruption of mitosis.
- A synthetic lethal relationship between AURKA and Rb1 has been implicated preclinically, and alisertib has been shown to induce immunogenic cell death in HPV+ cancer cells.
- Based on these findings, the 40 mg dose level was selected for the Phase II portion of the study.
- The prospect of biomarker-defined populations who may benefit most from alisertib treatment continues to be an area of great interest.”