Hypoxia reduction sensitizes refractory cancers to immunotherapy

P Jayaprakash, PDA Vignali… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
In order to fuel their relentless expansion, cancers must expand their vasculature to augment
delivery of oxygen and essential nutrients. The disordered web of irregular vessels that …

Impact of concomitant medications on the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors: an umbrella review

H Li, L Zhang, F Yang, R Zhao, X Li, H Li - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Cancer is a major global health concern, and immune checkpoint inhibitors
(ICIs) offer a promising treatment option for cancer patients. However, the efficacy of ICIs can …

[HTML][HTML] Visceral obesity promotes lung cancer progression—toward resolution of the obesity paradox in lung cancer

J Barbi, SK Patnaik, S Pabla, R Zollo… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Although obesity is associated with adverse cancer outcomes in general, most
retrospective clinical studies suggest a beneficial effect of obesity in NSCLC. Methods …

Carbonized polymer dots derived from metformin and L-arginine for tumor cell membrane-and mitochondria-dual targeting therapy

M Chen, Y Li, Y Liu, B Jia, X Liu, T Ma - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Metformin has demonstrated antitumor potential in clinical studies; however, achieving
optimal antitumor effects requires administering an extremely safe medication dose. To …

Metformin modulate immune fitness in hepatocellular carcinoma: Molecular and cellular approach

EE Abd El-Fattah, AY Zakaria - International Immunopharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
Hyperinsulinemia, hyperglycemia, and chronic inflammation may play a role in
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Treatment of HCC patients with the antidiabetic medication …

Association of BMI with benefit of metformin plus epidermal growth factor receptor–tyrosine kinase inhibitors in patients with advanced lung adenocarcinoma: a …

O Arrieta, ZL Zatarain-Barrón, JG Turcott… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Methods| This post hoc secondary analysis used data from a previously published,
prospective, phase 2 randomized clinical trial (RCT). 1 The trial (NCT03071705), along with …

Will we unlock the benefit of Metformin for patients with Lung Cancer? Lessons from current evidence and New Hypotheses

P Barrios-Bernal, ZL Zatarain-Barrón… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Metformin has been under basic and clinical study as an oncological repurposing
pharmacological agent for several years, stemming from observational studies which …

Pleiotropic effects of metformin on the antitumor efficiency of immune checkpoint inhibitors

W Liu, Y Wang, J Luo, M Liu, Z Luo - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is an important threat to public health because of its high morbidity and mortality. In
recent decades, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have ushered a new therapeutic era in …

Metformin: a promising antidiabetic medication for cancer treatment

W Mu, Y Jiang, G Liang, Y Feng, F Qu - Current Drug Targets, 2023 - ingentaconnect.com
Metformin is a widely used drug in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Metformin inhibits
hepatic gluconeogenesis and increases glucose utilization in peripheral tissues. In recent …

Tumor lysis syndrome promotes cancer chemoresistance and relapse through AMPK inhibition

EE Abd El-Fattah - International Immunopharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer is a disease caused when cells divide uncontrollably and spread into surrounding
tissues. There are different therapeutic modalities that control cancer growth, of which …