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. 2019 Sep 19;11(9):1402. doi: 10.3390/cancers11091402

Table 1.

Strategies to target cancer cells via glucose metabolism.

Target Agent Cancer Phase ReferenceNCT No./Pubmed ID
GLUT1 WZB117 NSCLC H1299 and A549 (in vitro and in vivo) 22689530
Breast MCF-7 (in vitro and in vivo)
Breast MCF-7/ADR resistant (in vitro) 28609310
Breast MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 27011212
Colon 5-FU-resistant human colon cancer cell line (in vitro) 25227787
Neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y (in vitro) 30553996
Glioblastoma Tumor-derived A172 29949049
STF31 RCC RCC4, Caki-1, SN12C (in vitro) 786-O and (in vitro and in vivo) 21813754
Apigenin Pancreatic cancer CD18 and S2-013 pancreatic cancer cell lines 18953257
Colon cancer Phase 2 prevention of the recurrence of neoplasia NCT00609310
Genistein/Isoflavone G-2535 Hepatocellular carcinoma HCC-LM3, SMMC7721, Hep3B, Bel-7402, and Huh-7 28926527
Prostate Phase 2 NCT00058266
NSCLC Phase 2 NCT01628471
Colorectal Phase 2 NCT01985763
Prostate Phase 3 NCT00584532
Breast Phase 2 NCT00290758
Endometrial Phase 1 NCT00099008
Pancreatic Phase 2 NCT00882765
Bladder (I, II, III) Phase 2 NCT00118040
Kidney Early Phase 1 NCT00276835
Melanoma Early Phase 1 NCT00276835
Head and Neck Phase 1 NCT02075112
Leukemia Phase 1 NCT00004858
Lymphoma Phase 1 NCT00004858
Resveratrol/SRT501 Ovarian cancer PA-1, OVCAR3, MDAH2774,SKOV-3 25307508
Colon Phase 1 NCT00256334
Liver Phase 2 NCT02261844
Colon Phase 1 NCT00433576
Colorectal Phase 1 NCT00920803
Solid Tumor Phase 1 NCT00098969
Multiple Myeloma Phase 2 NCT00920556
Forskolin Multiple Myeloma H929 and OM-2 26306624
Quercetin Breast and ovarian cancer MCF-7, MDA-MB-231, HBL100, BT549, OVCAR5, TOV112D, OVCAR3, CAOV3 26259240
GLUT2 Phloretin Hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 19123483
GLUT3 Adriamycin and etoposide Cervical and colon cancer Hela and Caco-2 cell lines in vitro and in vivo 20870738
GLUT4 Ritonavir Multiple myeloma MM.1S and U266 cell lines 22452979
GLUT5 N-[4-(methylsulfonyl)-2-nitrophenyl]-1,3-benzodioxol-5-amine (MSNBA) Breast cancer MCF-7 27074918
SLCA15 GPNA, Benzylserine, γ-FBP, AOC, Chloroalanine in silico 26444490, 29212300
HK 3-Bromopyruvate Melanoma in vivo 30206027
2 Deoxy Glucose Breast cancer SKBR-3, MCF-7, MDA-MB-468, BT474 12232767
Prostate cancer Phase 2 NCT00633087
Solid tumors Phase 1 NCT00096707
Lonidamine Melanoma DB-1 xenograft model 27497601
3PO Bladder cancer in vitro 26504012
PFK N4A Lung cancer, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer in vivo 23674815
Breast Cancer in vivo 18202014
Breast Cancer, Cervical cancer HeLa, T47D 21957443
GAPDH Gossypol Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in vitro 30038571
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in vitro 31055235
PKM ML265 Lung cancer in vitro 23905203
LDH Oxamate Renal cell carcinoma in vivo 28983605
FX11 Breast Cancer in vivo 28243322
Neuroblastoma in vitro 27919448
Prostate cancer in vitro 25983002
AT101 /Gossypol Lymphoma in vivo 20133848
Prostate Cancer Phase 2 NCT00666666
Small Cell Lung Cancer Phase 2 NCT00773955
Galloflavin Breast cancer in vitro 22954722
Endometrial cancer in vitro 25631326
PDH DCA Oral squamous cell carcinoma in vitro 25544754
Head and Neck cancer Phase 1 NCT01163487
TT232 Melanoma Phase 2 16393913
MCT-4 Phloretin Breast cancer, prostate cancer, lymphoma in vitro 27127175
Complex 1 Metformin Colon cancer in vitro and in vivo 24843020
Rotenone Leukemia in vitro 12496265
Piericidin Breast cancer in vitro 23690779
Complex 2 TTFA Melanoma in vitro 26521302
Complex 3 Stigmatellin Lung cancer and Bone osteosarcoma in vitro 17562787
Myxothiazol Colon cancer in vitro 24772329