NSAIDs: old drugs reveal new anticancer targets

GA Piazza, AB Keeton, HN Tinsley, JD Whitt, BD Gary… - Pharmaceuticals, 2010 - mdpi.com
There is compelling evidence that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and
cyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitors have antineoplastic activity, but toxicity from …

Role of COX-independent targets of NSAIDs and related compounds in cancer prevention and treatment

JW Soh, B Weinstein - COX-2, 2003 - karger.com
Background Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been shown to have
antitumor effects in various systems including in vitro cell cultures of human cancer cell lines …

A novel sulindac derivative that does not inhibit cyclooxygenases but potently inhibits colon tumor cell growth and induces apoptosis with antitumor activity

GA Piazza, AB Keeton, HN Tinsley, BD Gary… - Cancer Prevention …, 2009 - AACR
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as sulindac have shown promising antineoplastic
activity, although toxicity from cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibition and the suppression of …

Non-COX-2 targets and cancer: expanding the molecular target repertoire of chemoprevention

K Kashfi, B Rigas - Biochemical pharmacology, 2005 - Elsevier
Chemoprevention represents a highly promising approach for the control of cancer. That
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) prevent colon and other cancers has led to …

Development of COX inhibitors in cancer prevention and therapy

A Umar, JL Viner, WF Anderson… - American Journal of …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
On the strength of in vitro, in vivo, observational, and clinical data, nonsteroidal
antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)—also referred to as COX inhibitors—have emerged as …

COX-independent mechanisms of cancer chemoprevention by anti-inflammatory drugs

E Gurpinar, WE Grizzle, GA Piazza - Frontiers in oncology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Epidemiological and clinical studies suggest that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
(NSAIDs), including cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 selective inhibitors, reduce the risk of …

Anti-tumor activity of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: cyclooxygenase-independent targets

JL Liggett, X Zhang, TE Eling, SJ Baek - Cancer letters, 2014 - Elsevier
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used extensively for analgesic and
antipyretic treatments. In addition, NSAIDs reduce the risk and mortality to several cancers …

Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)–independent anticarcinogenic effects of selective COX-2 inhibitors

S Grösch, TJ Maier, S Schiffmann… - Journal of the National …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) appear to reduce the risk of developing
cancer. One mechanism through which NSAIDs act to reduce carcinogenesis is to inhibit the …

Is COX-2 a 'collateral'target in cancer prevention?

K Kashfi, B Rigas - Biochemical society transactions, 2005 - portlandpress.com
NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) prevent colon and other cancers. The fact
that NSAIDs inhibit the eicosanoid pathway prompted mechanistic drug-developmental work …

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to potentiate chemotherapy effects: from lab to clinic

DJA De Groot, EGE De Vries, HJM Groen… - Critical reviews in …, 2007 - Elsevier
Most solid tumors express the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) protein, a target of NSAIDs. COX-
2 overexpression in tumorsis considered a predictor of more advanced stage disease and of …