Characterization of Alisertib (MLN8237), an investigational small-molecule inhibitor of aurora A kinase using novel in vivo pharmacodynamic assays.

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Published in Clin Cancer Res on October 20, 2011

Authors

Mark G Manfredi1, Jeffrey A Ecsedy, Arijit Chakravarty, Lee Silverman, Mengkun Zhang, Kara M Hoar, Stephen G Stroud, Wei Chen, Vaishali Shinde, Jessica J Huck, Deborah R Wysong, David A Janowick, Marc L Hyer, Patrick J Leroy, Rachel E Gershman, Matthew D Silva, Melissa S Germanos, Joseph B Bolen, Christopher F Claiborne, Todd B Sells

Author Affiliations

1: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, 40 Landsdowne Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. mark.manfredi@mpi.com

Associated clinical trials:

Alisertib, Abiraterone Acetate and Prednisone in Treating Patients With Hormone-Resistant Prostate Cancer | NCT01848067

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