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cyclin-dependent kinase
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cyclin-dependent kinase [¦sī·klin di¦pen·dənt ′kī‚nās]
(cell and molecular biology)
A family of kinases that, once activated by cyclin, regulate the cell cycle by adding phosphate groups to a variety of protein substrates that control processes in the cycle. Abbreviated Cdk.


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One group of these novel compounds works by inhibiting Cyclin Dependent Kinases (CDK), drug targets that control cancer cell division.
The Company remains on track with enrollment of the Phase IIb, multi-center, randomized, double-blinded APPRAISE trial which is evaluating the efficacy and safety of the investigational drug seliciclib (CYC202), an orally-available molecule that targets cyclin dependent kinases (CDKs), as a third-line treatment in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Nasdaq: CYCC) announced today that the company is beginning a Phase IIb, multi-center, randomized, double-blinded trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the investigational drug seliciclib (CYC202), an orally available molecule that targets cyclin dependent kinases (CDKs), as a third line treatment in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
 
 
 
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