Table 2.
Synergistic efficacy of halofuginone (HF) in combination with other drugs or therapies.
| Types of cancers | Signal pathways | Other drugs or therapies | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast | TGF-β/BMP | Zoledronic | [9] |
| Epithelial | / | Chemotherapy | [52] |
| Epithelial | / | Surgery | [52] |
| Breast | p21Cip1/p27Kip1 | ATS | [54] |
| Lung | / | Radiation therapy | [112] |
| cSCC | Nrf2/β-catenin and p-ERK1/2 | Photodynamic therapy | [113] |
| Colorectal | p21Cip1/p27Kip1 | ATS | [114] |
| Melanoma | p21Cip1/p27Kip1 | ATS | [114] |
| Liver | p21Cip1/p27Kip1 | ATS | [114] |
| Colorectal | Apoptosis and autophagy | ATS | [115] |
| MM | P38-MAPK/c-Jun | Dexamethasone | [116] |
| MM | P38-MAPK/JNK | Doxorubicin | [116] |
| MM | P38-MAPK/p53 | Lenalidomide | [116] |
| MM | P38-MAPK/Hsp-27 | Melphalan | [116] |
| Lung | / | Radiation therapy | [117] |
/: no signaling pathway existing. TGF-β: Transforming growth factor-β; BMP: bone morphogenetic protein; ATS: artemisinin; cSCC: cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma; Nrf2: Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2; p-ERK1/2: p-extracellular regulated kinase 2; MM: multiple myeloma; MAPK: mitogen-activated protein kinase; JNK: c-Jun N-terminal kinase.