Cyclooxygenase-2: a novel target for cancer chemotherapy?

W Dempke, C Rie, A Grothey, HJ Schmoll - Journal of cancer research and …, 2001 - Springer
Epidemiologic studies have documented a 40–50% reduction in incidence of colorectal
cancer in individuals taking nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Since NSAIDs …

Combination of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors and oxaliplatin increases the growth inhibition and death in human colon cancer cells

J Lin, PW Hsiao, TH Chiu, JI Chao - Biochemical pharmacology, 2005 - Elsevier
The cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) protein is highly expressed in a variety of human cancers
and has been reported to promote tumor growth. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such …

Conjugates of cisplatin and cyclooxygenase inhibitors as potent antitumor agents overcoming cisplatin resistance

W Neumann, BC Crews, LJ Marnett… - …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Cyclooxygenase‐2 (COX‐2) is an enzyme involved in tumorigenesis, and inhibitors
of the enzyme are increasingly used as adjuvant modulators in anticancer therapies due to …

Targeting cyclooxygenase-2 in hematological malignancies: rationale and promise

MP Bernard, S Bancos, PJ Sime… - Current pharmaceutical …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
There is much interest in the potential use of Cox-2 selective inhibitors in combination with
other cancer therapeutics. Malignancies of hematopoietic and non-hematopoietic origin …

A role for cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors in the prevention and treatment of cancer

LR Howe, AJ Dannenberg - Seminars in oncology, 2002 - Elsevier
Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is being intensively evaluated as a pharmacologic target for
both the prevention and treatment of cancer. Aberrant COX-2 expression was initially …

COX-2 inhibition and lung cancer

AB Sandler, SM Dubinett - Seminars in oncology, 2004 - Elsevier
Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) overexpression is seen in many malignancies including lung
cancer. In non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), COX-2 is overexpressed in most …

COX-2 in cancer—a player that's defining the rules

ET Hawk, JL Viner, A Dannenberg… - Journal of the National …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitors are being developed as potential agents for the
prevention and treatment of cancer after a century of widespread use for inflammation, fever …

Tumor growth inhibition by simultaneously blocking epidermal growth factor receptor and cyclooxygenase-2 in a xenograft model

X Zhang, Z Chen, MS Choe, Y Lin, SY Sun… - Clinical Cancer …, 2005 - AACR
Purpose: Our previous study revealed that simultaneously targeting epidermal growth factor
receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) additively or synergistically …

Cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and COX-1 inhibitors in cancer: A review of oncology and medicinal chemistry literature

A Pannunzio, M Coluccia - Pharmaceuticals, 2018 - mdpi.com
Prostaglandins and thromboxane are lipid signaling molecules deriving from arachidonic
acid by the action of the cyclooxygenase isoenzymes COX-1 and COX-2. The role of …

Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) enzyme inhibitors as potential enhancers of tumor radioresponse

L Milas - Seminars in Radiation Oncology, 2001 - Elsevier
Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is an enzyme induced by a variety of factors including tumor
promoters, cytokines, growth factors and hypoxia. It is involved in the metabolic conversion …