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. 2019 Nov;16(4):630–646. doi: 10.20892/j.issn.2095-3941.2019.0158

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Ferroptosis as a potential therapeutic target in various cancers

Cancer type Drug Pathway (targets) Ferroptosis component Reference
Breast cancer Tamoxifen Transferrin receptor Iron metabolism 59
Breast cancer Faslodex Transferrin receptor Iron metabolism 59
Breast cancer Artemisinin Transferrin Iron metabolism 83
Breast cancer Doxorubicin Ferritin Iron metabolism 64
Breast cancer Doxorubicin Ferritin Iron metabolism 63
Breast cancer Cisplatin Ferritin Iron metabolism 63
Breast cancer Siramesine and Lapatinib Ferritin Iron metabolism 61
Breast cancer Ironomycin/AM5 Ferritin Iron metabolism 84
Breast cancer Doxorubicin Ferroportin-1 Iron metabolism 85
Breast cancer Siramesine and Lapatinib Ferroportin-1 Iron metabolism 55
Breast cancer Etoposide Iron chelator Iron metabolism 86
Erythroleukemia Doxorubicin Transferrin Iron metabolism 87
Promyelocytic leukemia Doxorubicin Transferrin Iron metabolism 86
Leukemia Doxorubicin Transferrin receptor Iron metabolism 58
Leukemia Artemisinin Transferrin receptor Iron metabolism 57
Leukemia Artemisinin Transferrin receptor Iron metabolism 88
Myeloma Bortezomib Ferritin Iron metabolism 62
Ovarian cancer Platinum Ferroportin-1, transferrin receptor Iron metabolism 65
Small-cell lung cancer Artemisinin Transferrin Iron metabolism 60
Epidermoid carcinoma Vinblastine Iron chelator Iron metabolism 85
Glioma Carmustine H-ferritin Iron metabolism 89
Glioma Temozolomide System Xc- System Xc- 90
Glioma Sulfasalazine System Xc- System Xc- 90
Glioma Temozolomide AFT4--System Xc- System Xc- 71
Glioma Pseudolaric acid B p53--System Xc- System Xc- 73
Melanoma Vemurafenib System Xc- System Xc- 68
Head and neck cancer Cisplatin System Xc- System Xc- 66
Hepatocellular carcinoma Sorafenib System Xc- System Xc- 91
Pancreatic cancer Gemcitabine System Xc- System Xc- 41
Head and neck cancer Dihydroartemisinin GPX4 Lipid ROS and antioxidants 92
Head and neck cancer Sulfasalazine Lipid ROS Lipid ROS and antioxidants 93
Hepatocellular carcinoma Sorafenib Lipid ROS Lipid ROS and antioxidants 94
Pancreatic cancer Gemcitabine Lipid ROS Lipid ROS and antioxidants 95
Rhabdomyosarcoma Doxorubicin GSH Lipid ROS and antioxidants 96
Small-cell lung cancer Cisplatin GSH Lipid ROS and antioxidants 97
Head and neck cancer Artesunate NRF2-ARE§ pathway NRF2 pathway 77
Head and neck cancer Cisplatin NRF2-ARE§ pathway NRF2 pathway 78
Hepatocellular carcinoma Sorafenib p62-Keap1-NRF2 pathway NRF2 pathway 76
Ovarian cancer Cisplatin Unknown Others 67
Head and neck cancer Sulfasalazine ALDHs Others 98
† GXP4: glutathione peroxidase 4; ‡ GSH: glutathione; § NRF2-ARE: nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2) like 2 - antioxidant response element; ¶ ALDHs: aldehyde dehydrogenases.