A candidate for lung cancer treatment: arsenic trioxide.

A candidate for lung cancer treatment: arsenic trioxide.
Clin Transl Oncol. 2019 Feb 12;:
Authors: Huang W, Zeng YC
Abstract
Arsenic trioxide (ATO), a highly effective drug in treating acute promyelocytic leukemia with low toxicity, demonstrates a significant effect on lung cancer. The anti-cancer mechanisms of ATO include inhibition of cancer stem-like cells, induction of apoptosis, anti-angiogenesis, sensitization of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, anti-cancer effects of hypoxia, and immunoregulation properties. In addition, some studies have reported that different lung cancers respond differently to ATO. It was concluded on numerous studies that the rational combination of administration and encapsulation of ATO have promising potentials in increasing drug efficacy and decreasing adverse drug effects. We reviewed the efficacy of ATO in the treatment of lung cancer in recent years to provide some views for further study.
PMID: 30756240 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Clinical Lung Cancer - February 12, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Huang W, Zeng YC Tags: Clin Transl Oncol Source Type: research