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. 2024 Mar 5;20(6):1213–1246. doi: 10.1080/15548627.2024.2319901

Table 1.

Autophagy-dependent ferroptosis inducers in cancer treatment.

Agents Mechanism of action Cancer types Ref
4-octyl itaconate Activates ferritinophagy Retinoblastoma [200]
6-Gingerol Inhibits USP14 Lung cancer [201]
d-Borneol Activates ferritinophagy Lung cancer [202]
Allicin Activates AMPK-MTOR Esophageal squamous [203]
Amentoflavone Activates AMPK-MTOR Glioma [204]
ATPR Increases ROS Acute myeloid leukemia [205]
Chrysin Increases ROS Pancreatic cancer [92]
Curcumin Increases BECN1 and MAP1LC3-II Lung cancer [206]
Dihydroartemisinin Activates ferritinophagy Acute myeloid leukemia [207]
Erastin Activates ferritinophagy Cervical cancer [208]
FIN56 Induces GPX4 degradation and activates ferritinophagy Bladder cancer, lung cancer [114,125]
Formosanin C Activates ferritinophagy Liver cancer [209]
FTY720 Activates AMPK Multiple myeloma [210]
Itaconic acid Activates ferritinophagy Pancreatic cancer [211]
JQ1 Activates ferritinophagy Lung cancer, breast cancer [212]
MMRi62 Activates ferritinophagy Pancreatic cancer [213]
Newcastle disease virus Activates ferritinophagy Glioma [214]
Nanoparticle: CPNs-ART Increases ROS Lewis lung carcinoma [215]
Nanoparticle: FPBC@SN Activates ferritinophagy Breast cancer [216]
Nanoparticle: HMCMs Activates autophagy Breast cancer [217]
Nanoparticle: IONP@PTX Increases BECN1 Glioblastoma [218]
Nanoparticle: NFER Activates autophagy Breast cancer [219]
Nanoparticle: TFPs Activates autophagy Breast cancer [220]
Nanoparticle: TreMMM Activates ferritinophagy Pancreatic cancer, breast cancer [221]
Plasma-activated lactate Activates lysosomal NO production and activates autophagy Mesothelioma [191]
Quercetin Activates TFEB Breast cancer [187]
Rapamycin Induces GPX4 degradation Pancreatic cancer [127]
RSL3 Activates clockophagy Lung cancer [114]
Shikonin Activates ferritinophagy Multiple myeloma [222]
Typhaneoside Activates AMPK Acute myeloid leukemia [223]
Vitamin C Activates ferritinophagy Anaplastic thyroid cancer [224]
Zalcitabine Activates mitochondrial DNA stress Pancreatic cancer [172]