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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Mar 8.
Published in final edited form as: Cell Oncol (Dordr). 2016 Sep 27;40(1):1–20. doi: 10.1007/s13402-016-0297-1

Table 1.

A snapshot of therapeutic approaches aiming at leukemic stem cells that are available for the management of hematological malignancies

Target Compound References
Cell surface antigens Gemtuzumab, DT388IL3, 7G3 antibody, H90 antibody, Dacluzumab, B6H12.2 or BRIC 126, 21.16 and 1075.7, αCLL1-αCD3, 81.2 antibody [13, 27, 33, 39, 40, 4446, 160]
Differentiation therapies ATRA, DFO, DFX, EP, Sabutoclax [48, 53, 54]
Mitochondria and metabolic pathways Sabutoclax, MEK inhibitor with ABT-737, obutoclax with sorafenib, tigecycline, PKM2 [5963, 66, 67]
Epigenetic regulators VAL-AZA, DOT1L, LSD1, EZH2, IDH1/2, Menin, Brd4, menin-MLL inhibitors, LSD1 inhibitors, DZNep [7378, 8082, 161]
Cell signaling pathways PTL, DMAPT, Celastrol, 4-HNE, AR42, AS602869, LY29402, VP16, Wortmannin, Perifosine, Sirolimus, etoposide, clofarabine, NVP-BEZ235, GDC-0980, XL-765 [86, 90, 92, 94, 98, 99, 102, 105, 106, 110112]
Reactive oxigen species PTL, piperolongumine, DZNep, AF, Fenretinide, Deferaxirox [53, 82, 90, 117, 119]
Heat shock proteins 17-AAG, 17-DMAG, PU-H71 [124127]
Self renewal pathways Hydrazones, Homoharringtonine, AV65, Indometacin, GSI, cyclopamine [9, 137, 138, 140, 142]
Microenvironment disruptions Perixafor, neutralizing CXCR4 or CXCL12 antibodies, AMD3465, echinomycin, E-selectin ligand [5, 149151]