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Last published 2026
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Erica Lane Smith

Researcher

Formerly Arkansas Affiliated with UAMS through 2021; recent publications list Ambry Genetics (United States).

Unknown Researcher

2 h-index 2 pubs 42 cited

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Humans
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ret
  • Drug Discovery
  • Drug Development
  • Animals
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Neoplasms
  • Adenine
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Pyrazoles
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Molecular Structure
  • Cell Line, Tumor

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Erica Lane Smith's research focuses on the development of small-molecule inhibitors, particularly targeting the RET oncoprotein in lung cancer. Her work investigates novel pyrazoloadenine compounds as potential antineoplastic agents. Smith has explored fragment optimization approaches to discover and refine these inhibitors, with a perspective on their clinical development and potential use in cancer treatment. Her research interests align with drug discovery and development, aiming to identify new therapeutic strategies for neoplasms. Smith collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Katie R. Ryan and Brendan Frett.

Metrics

  • h-index: 2
  • Publications: 2
  • Citations: 42

Selected Publications

  • Targeting Rearranged during Transfection in Cancer: A Perspective on Small-Molecule Inhibitors and Their Clinical Development (2021)
    Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 37 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Pyrazoloadenine Inhibitors of the RET Lung Cancer Oncoprotein Discovered by a Fragment Optimization Approach (2021)
    ChemMedChem 7 citations DOI OpenAlex

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