Anti-mitotic agents: Are they emerging molecules for cancer treatment?

LS Penna, JAP Henriques, D Bonatto - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2017 - Elsevier
Mutations in cancer cells frequently result in cell cycle alterations that lead to unrestricted
growth compared to normal cells. Considering this phenomenon, many drugs have been …

Vinflunine for the treatment of breast cancer

C Gourmelon, H Bourien, P Augereau… - Expert Opinion on …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the highest cause of
cancer mortality in females worldwide. The development of drugs improving overall survival …

Effects of fucoidan and chemotherapeutic agent combinations on malignant and non-malignant breast cell lines

A Abudabbus, JA Badmus, S Shalaweh… - Current …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Objectives: Breast cancer is a leading cause of death among women in both developed and
Third World countries. Fucoidan is a natural plant metabolite produced by brown seaweeds …

Combined treatment with pazopanib and vinflunine in patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma refractory after first-line therapy

H Gerullis, C Eimer, TH Ecke, E Georgas… - Anti-cancer …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
The role of pazopanib in the second-line setting of refractory metastatic transitional cell
carcinoma of the urothelium has not been defined clearly. The aim of this phase I/II trial was …

A phase I study of vinflunine in combination with capecitabine in patients with metastatic breast cancer previously treated with anthracyclines and taxanes

M Campone, N Isambert, E Bourbouloux… - Cancer chemotherapy …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose A phase I study was performed to determine the maximal tolerated dose (MTD),
recommended dose (RD), safety and efficacy of vinflunine when combined with …

New vinca alkaloids in clinical development

P Fumoleau, S Guiu - Current Breast Cancer Reports, 2013 - Springer
The most successful tubulin-targeting agents in the treatment of breast cancer are the
taxanes and the Vinca alkaloids. Vinorelbine, a vinca alkaloid derivative, has remarkable …

A phase I clinical and pharmacokinetic study evaluating vinflunine in combination with epirubicin as first-line treatment in metastatic breast cancer

S Chan, M Campone, A Santoro, PF Conte… - Cancer chemotherapy …, 2014 - Springer
Background Vinflunine (VFL) is a bifluorinated tubulin-targeted agent of the vinca alkaloids
class active in advanced stage breast cancer. We conducted a phase I study combining VFL …

Better characterization of vinflunine pharmacokinetics variability and exposure/toxicity relationship to improve its use: Analyses from 18 trials

A Schmitt, L Nguyen, G Zorza, P Ferré… - British journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Vinflunine is a novel tubulin‐targeted inhibitor indicated as a single agent for the
treatment of bladder cancers after failure of prior platinum‐based therapy. Its …

The effects of various combinations of different classes of anticancer drugs and tyrosine kinase inhibitors on the human MCF-7 breast carcinoma cell line

B Abrahams - 2014 - etd.uwc.ac.za
This study investigated the effects of TKIs on the growth and proliferation of MCF-7 breast
carcinoma cells in culture. MCF-7 cells were exposed to different concentrations of TKIs …

Translational research to realize the full potential of novel agents–an opportunity for vinflunine?

AYS Yip, EYY Ong, LWC Chow - Expert Opinion on Drug Safety, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
In the past few years, innumerable novel anti-cancer agents have been developed. Some of
them have successfully entered into clinical practice while some of them have failed for …