Drug transporters: recent advances concerning BCRP and tyrosine kinase inhibitors

Br J Cancer. 2008 Mar 11;98(5):857-62. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604213. Epub 2008 Feb 5.

Abstract

Multidrug resistance is often associated with the (over)expression of drug efflux transporters of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) protein family. This minireview discusses the role of one selected ABC-transporter family member, the breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP/ABCG2), in the (pre)clinical efficacy of novel experimental anticancer drugs, in particular tyrosine kinase inhibitors.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2
  • ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / genetics
  • ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / physiology*
  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Biological Availability
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple*
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm*
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Proteins / genetics
  • Neoplasm Proteins / physiology*
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors*

Substances

  • ABCG2 protein, human
  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2
  • ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases