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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 14.
Published in final edited form as: Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2015 Nov 24;1371(1):45–54. doi: 10.1111/nyas.12953

Table 1.

Examples of drugs targeting the lysosome in cancer

Target Compound Mode of action Clinical potential Reference
End stage of autophagy HCQ Autophagolysosome formation Autophagy inhibition 42, 55
Lyso 5 Autophagolysosome formation Autophagy inhibition 57
Vacuolar H+-ATPase Bafilomycin A1 Deacidification H+-ATPase inhibition 62
Archazolid Deacidification H+-ATPase inhibition 64
Cleistanthin A Deacidification H+-ATPase inhibition 65
Manzamine A Deacidification H+-ATPase inhibition 66
ASM Cationic amphiphilic drugs Modulate ASM metabolism ASM modulator 77
Lysosomal hydrolases Pepstatin Inhibition of cathepsin D Acid protease inhibitor 68
CA-074 Inhibition of cathepsin B Acid protease inhibitor 69
Z-FF-FMK Inhibition of cathepsin L Acid protease inhibitor 72
Cat S/6n Inhibition of cathepsin S Acid protease inhibitor 71
HPS70 PES ASM metabolism, LMP ASM modulator 76