Enhanced gefitinib cytotoxicity in the presence of cyclodextrins: in-vitro and biophysical studies towards potential therapeutic interventions for cancer

K Hatziagapiou, K Bethanis, GI Lambrou… - Journal of …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Gefitinib (Iressa®) is an inhibitor of EGFR tyrosine kinase, used in the treatment of lung and
other cancers. Its efficient use is severely hampered by very low solubility in water which can …

Gefitinib–cyclodextrin inclusion complexes: physico-chemical characterization and dissolution studies

YH Phillip Lee, S Sathigari, YJ Jean Lin… - Drug development …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Gefitinib, an anticancer drug, has an extremely low aqueous solubility, and its
oral absorption is limited by its dissolution rate. The solubility and dissolution of gefitinib can …

Investigation of inclusion behaviour of gefitinib with epichlorohydrin-β-cyclodextrin polymer: preparation of binary complex, stoichiometric determination and …

B Gidwani, A Vyas, CD Kaur - Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Gefitinib is anticancer drug which is sparingly soluble in water. This limits its dissolution and
bioavailability. Binary inclusion complex of gefitinib with Epi-β-CD was prepared by freeze …

[HTML][HTML] Dissolution enhancement of Gefitinib by solid dispersion and complexation with β-cyclodextrins: In vitro testing, cytotoxic activity, and tablet formulation

AF Alghaith, GM Mahrous, AS Alenazi… - Saudi Pharmaceutical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cancer is the leading cause of mortality worldwide. In patients with metastatic non-small cell
lung cancer, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is often overexpressed. Gefitinib …

Cyclodextrin-based nanosystems as drug carriers for cancer therapy

PM Sivakumar, S Peimanfard, A Zarrabi… - Anti-Cancer Agents …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Background and Objective: Cyclodextrins have been of great interest as excellent
candidates for fabricating versatile nano-drug delivery systems due to their commercial …

Improving the therapeutic window of anticancer agents by β-cyclodextrin encapsulation: Experimental and theoretical insights

NP Mishra, DK Sahoo, S Mohapatra, S Nayak… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nitro-2H-chromene derivatives exhibit promising anticancer activities, but their clinical
translation is hindered by poor aqueous solubility. Herein, we report a cyclodextrin …

Interactions between β-cyclodextrin as a carrier for anti-cancer drug delivery: A molecular dynamics simulation study

T Boroushaki, MG Dekamin - Journal of Biomolecular Structure and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
A series of molecular dynamics simulations were performed on 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu),
Alendronate (Ald), and Temozolomide (TMZ) anticancer drugs in the presence and absence …

Erlotinib/hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin inclusion complex: characterization and in vitro and in vivo evaluation

SML Gontijo, PPG Guimarães, CTR Viana… - Journal of Inclusion …, 2015 - Springer
Erlotinib (ERL) is a drug used in epidermoid carcinoma treatment. One of the ERL
drawbacks is low water solubility, which limits its use in the development of safer and …

Fabrication of β-cyclodextrin-mediated single bimolecular inclusion complex: characterization, molecular docking, in-vitro release and bioavailability studies for …

S Basak, S Mondal, S Dey… - Journal of Pharmacy …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Introduction of multiple molecules in a single inclusion complex, albeit cheaper,
lacks conclusive attempts in earlier drug delivery reports. This manuscript emphasizes …

In vitro evaluation of the cytotoxicity of a folate-modified β-cyclodextrin as a new anti-cancer drug delivery system

Z Tofzikovskaya, A Casey, O Howe, C O'Connor… - Journal of Inclusion …, 2015 - Springer
Many chemotherapeutic drugs are therapeutically non-selective and do not distinguish
between healthy cells and tumour cells which can result in severe side effects and toxicity …