A second WNT for old drugs: drug repositioning against WNT-dependent cancers

K Ahmed, HV Shaw, A Koval, VL Katanaev - Cancers, 2016 - mdpi.com
Aberrant WNT signaling underlies cancerous transformation and growth in many tissues,
such as the colon, breast, liver, and others. Downregulation of the WNT pathway is a desired …

Mining the Wnt pathway for cancer therapeutics

N Barker, H Clevers - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2006 - nature.com
Aberrant activation of the Wnt pathway is implicated in driving the formation of various
human cancers, particularly those of the digestive tract. Inhibition of aberrant Wnt pathway …

Targeting the Wnt pathway in cancer: a review of novel therapeutics

R Tabatabai, Y Linhares, D Bolos, M Mita, A Mita - Targeted oncology, 2017 - Springer
Wnt signaling is an evolutionarily conserved pathway that controls cell-to-cell interactions
during embryogenesis. In adults, Wnt signaling plays a role in tissue homeostasis in almost …

Wnt drug discovery: weaving through the screens, patents and clinical trials

B Lu, BA Green, JM Farr, FCM Lopes, TJ Van Raay - Cancers, 2016 - mdpi.com
The Wnt signaling pathway is intricately involved in many aspects of development and is the
root cause of an increasing number of diseases. For example, colorectal cancer is the …

Wnt signaling and drug resistance in cancer

Z Zhong, DM Virshup - Molecular pharmacology, 2020 - ASPET
Wnts are secreted proteins that bind to cell surface receptors to activate downstream
signaling cascades. Normal Wnt signaling plays key roles in embryonic development and …

A new wave of targeting 'undruggable'wnt signaling for cancer therapy: challenges and opportunities

WJ Park, MJ Kim - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aberrant Wnt signaling activation is frequently observed in many cancers. The mutation
acquisition of Wnt signaling leads to tumorigenesis, whereas the inhibition of Wnt signaling …

The Wnt signaling pathway in cancer

Y Duchartre, YM Kim, M Kahn - Critical reviews in oncology/hematology, 2016 - Elsevier
The Wnt signaling pathway is critically involved in both the development and homeostasis of
tissues via regulation of their endogenous stem cells. Aberrant Wnt signaling has been …

Wnt pathway modulators in cancer therapeutics: An update on completed and ongoing clinical trials

A Neiheisel, M Kaur, N Ma, P Havard… - … Journal of Cancer, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Wnt signaling plays an essential role in the initiation and progression of various types of
cancer. Besides, the Wnt pathway components have been established as reliable …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting Wnt/β-catenin pathway for drug therapy

C Liu, K Takada, D Zhu - Medicine in Drug Discovery, 2020 - Elsevier
The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, including canonical or noncanonical pathway, is a
highly conserved pathway which can regulate cell proliferation, migration, differentiation …

Recent development of Wnt signaling pathway inhibitors for cancer therapeutics

J Harb, PJ Lin, J Hao - Current oncology reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Review current understanding of both canonical and non-
canonical Wnt signaling in cancer and provide updated knowledge in current clinical trials of …