Table 1. Proposed drug combinations with NTG and standard of care in different cancers.
Disease | Targets | Drug combination |
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Breast cancer | Increase chemo/radio-sensitivity, improve EPR effect, target tumour-associated macrophages | Aspirin [49] Zoledronic acid [10] |
Prostate | Increase chemo/radio-sensitivity, improve EPR effect, increase cytotoxicity, microtubule disruption | Statins (NCT01992042) Mebendazole [50] Metformin (NCT01561482) |
NSCLC | Increase chemo/radio-sensitivity, improve EPR effect, AMPK/mTOR, COX-2 inhibition and immunomodulation | Metformin (NCT01997775) Diclofenac or Celecoxib (NCT00520845) |
Melanoma | Microtubule disruption, anti-angiogenic and immunomodulation | Diclofenac or Celecoxib [51] Mebendazole [52] Cimetidine [53] |
Colorectal | Microtubule disruption, AMPK/mTOR, immunomodulation, anti-histamine, COX-2 | Cimetidine [36] Mebendazole [54] Metformin (NCT01941953) Aspirin [55] |
Note that references to clinical trials or published papers are indicative of trials or case reports where the drug (or analogue) has been used for the specific indication.