[HTML][HTML] Everything old is new again: drug repurposing approach for non-small cell lung cancer targeting MAPK signaling pathway

AS Jain, A Prasad, S Pradeep, C Dharmashekar… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a prominent subtype of lung carcinoma that accounts
for the majority of cancer-related deaths globally, and it is responsible for about 80% to 85 …

Cancer Metabolism as a Therapeutic Target and Review of Interventions

MTJ Halma, JA Tuszynski, PE Marik - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer is amenable to low-cost treatments, given that it has a significant metabolic
component, which can be affected through diet and lifestyle change at minimal cost. The …

[HTML][HTML] A minimalist and robust chemo-photothermal nanoplatform capable of augmenting autophagy-modulated immune response against breast cancer

H Ming, B Li, H Tian, L Zhou, J Jiang, T Zhang, L Qiao… - Materials Today Bio, 2022 - Elsevier
Previously used in anti-fungal therapy, itraconazole has now been shown to be successful in
treating advanced breast cancer (NCT00798135). However, its poor solubility still restricts its …

[HTML][HTML] Itraconazole inhibits endothelial cell migration by disrupting inositol pyrophosphate-dependent focal adhesion dynamics and cytoskeletal remodeling

J Qi, W Cheng, Z Gao, Y Chen, ML Shipton… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The antifungal drug itraconazole has been repurposed to anti-angiogenic agent, but the
mechanisms of action have been elusive. Here we report that itraconazole disrupts focal …

First-line gemcitabine, nab-paclitaxel, and oxaliplatin chemotherapy with itraconazole in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer: a single institution experience

M Sawasaki, H Tsubamoto, A Sugihara… - Anticancer …, 2022 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Background/Aim: Combination chemotherapy with gemcitabine, nab-paclitaxel, oxaliplatin,
and itraconazole (GnPO-ITC) was administered as first-line chemotherapy in patients with …

Mdact: A new principle of adjunctive cancer treatment using combinations of multiple repurposed drugs, with an example regimen

RE Kast, A Alfieri, HI Assi, TC Burns, AM Elyamany… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary We present eight core attributes of cancer growth that we must address for
a more effective treatment than we currently have. To do this we outline why a regimen …

Itraconazole exerts its antitumor effect in esophageal cancer by suppressing the HER2/AKT signaling pathway

W Zhang, AS Bhagwath, Z Ramzan, TA Williams… - Molecular cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Itraconazole, an FDA-approved antifungal, has antitumor activity against a variety of
cancers. We sought to determine the effects of itraconazole on esophageal cancer and …

Synthesis, in silico studies and in vitro cytotoxicity evaluation of novel posaconazole derivative as a ALK TK inhibitor

RD Jawarkar, P Sharma, S Jain, U Shah… - Journal of Taibah …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Oncology research progresses, yet cancer remains the largest medical need. The use of a
medication with an accessible lead molecule shows great potential for long-term cancer …

The effect of itraconazole on the clinical outcomes of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer receiving platinum-based chemotherapy: a randomized …

AW Mohamed, M Elbassiouny, DA Elkhodary… - Medical Oncology, 2021 - Springer
Itraconazole is an oral antifungal that has a been reported to have anticancer effect in non-
small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) through inhibition of angiogenesis. The aim is to evaluate …

[HTML][HTML] Induced cell cycle arrest in triple-negative breast cancer by combined treatment of itraconazole and rapamycin

HT Wu, CL Li, ZX Fang, WJ Chen, WT Lin… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the aggressive molecular type of breast carcinoma,
with a high metastasis/relapse incidence and cancer-related death rate, due to lack of …