Norcantharidin potentiates sorafenib antitumor activity in hepatocellular carcinoma rat model through inhibiting IL-6/STAT3 pathway

EH Yousef, NFA El-Magd, AM El Gayar - Translational Research, 2023 - Elsevier
In hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), sorafenib (Sora) efficacy is limited by primary and/or
acquired resistance. Emerging evidence shows that the inflammatory factor interleukin 6 (IL …

Indole-3-carbinol enhances sorafenib cytotoxicity in hepatocellular carcinoma cells: A mechanistic study

MM Abdelmageed, RN El-Naga, E El-Demerdash… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Sorafenib is the only chemotherapeutic agent currently approved for unresectable
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, poor response rates have been widely reported …

Camptothecin improves sorafenib sensitivity by inhibiting Nrf2‑ARE pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma

L Sun, H Wang, Q Liu, F Meng, J Zhang… - Oncology …, 2023 - spandidos-publications.com
Sorafenib is a targeted drug for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), however, its efficacy is
limited. Nuclear factor erythroid 2‑related factor 2 (Nrf2) contributes to sorafenib resistance …

Niclosamide revitalizes sorafenib through insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF-1R)/stemness and metabolic changes in hepatocellular carcinoma

SW Peng, MHT Ngo, YC Kuo, MH Teng, CL Guo… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Sorafenib resistance is the major challenge for the unsatisfactory response
to targeted therapies in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Combination therapy …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacological mechanisms of norcantharidin against hepatocellular carcinoma

ZM Qian, YJ Chen, YX Bao - American Journal of Cancer Research, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Norcantharidin (NCTD) is a water-soluble synthetic small molecule drug that has been
approved by the Chinese FDA for the treatment of cancer in China. Among these NCTD …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic effect of ursodeoxycholic acid on the antitumor activity of sorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma cells via modulation of STAT3 and ERK

S Lee, YY Cho, EJ Cho, SJ Yu… - International …, 2018 - spandidos-publications.com
Sorafenib has been approved for the treatment of advanced stage hepatocellular carcinoma
but has limited efficacy. Ursodeoxycholic acid exerts cytoprotective activities in hepatocytes …

Novel combination of sorafenib and biochanin-A synergistically enhances the anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects on hepatocellular carcinoma cells

MM Youssef, MF Tolba, NN Badawy, AW Liu… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Sorafenib (SOR) is the first-line treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, its
use is hindered by the recently expressed safety concerns. One approach for reducing SOR …

SL1122-37, a novel derivative of sorafenib, has greater effects than sorafenib on the inhibition of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) growth and prevention of …

Y Qin, Y Lu, R Wang, W Li, X Qu - BioScience Trends, 2013 - jstage.jst.go.jp
SL1122-37 is a novel derivative of sorafenib that was characterized by introducing
trifluoromethyl on the 4-position of indazole. We aimed to evaluate the effects of SL1122-37 …

Piperlongumine synergistically enhances the antitumour activity of sorafenib by mediating ROS-AMPK activation and targeting CPSF7 in liver cancer

L Zheng, S Fang, A Chen, W Chen, E Qiao… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sorafenib, a multikinase inhibitor, is the first-line agent for advanced liver cancer. Sorafenib
strongly inhibits both cell proliferation and tumour angiogenesis. However, the development …

The synergistic effect of sorafenib and TNF-α inhibitor on hepatocellular carcinoma

M Wang, M Wu, T Yang - EBioMedicine, 2019 - thelancet.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) ranks as the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality
worldwide. The global burden of HCC is increasing with an annual incidence of 1 million …