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. 2021 May 14;13(5):1665. doi: 10.3390/nu13051665

Table 2.

Summary of the reported combinations of NAMPT inhibitors with other agents in cancer therapy.

NAMPT
Inhibitor
The Combination Agent/Drug Class Approval as an Anti-Cancer Cancer Type In Vitro Efficacy In Vivo Efficacy Ref.
FK866 5-fluorouracil Antimetabolite Yes Gastric cancer Yes n/a 1 [71]
FK866 Fludarabine Antimetabolite Yes Leukemia (CLL) Yes n/a [135]
FK866 Etoposide Topoisomerase II inhibitor Yes Leukemia Yes n/a [136,137]
GMX1777 Etoposide Topoisomerase II inhibitor Yes Lung cancer n/a Yes [108]
FK866 Etoposide Topoisomerase II inhibitor Yes Neuroblastoma Yes n/a [138]
FK866 Cisplatin Alkylating agent Yes Neuroblastoma Yes n/a [138]
FK866
GMX1778
Cisplatin Alkylating agent Yes Ovarian cancer Yes Yes
(FK866)
[139]
FK866 Cyclosporin A
Verapamil
Pgp inhibitor
Pgp inhibitor
No
No
Leukemia
Leukemia
Yes
Yes
n/a
n/a
[140]
FK866 Bortezomib Proteasome inhibitor Yes Multiple myeloma Yes Yes [141]
FK866 Ibrutinib Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor Yes Waldenstrom
macroglobulinemia
Yes Yes [142]
GMX1777 Pemetrexed Antimetabolite
(Antifolate)
Yes Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) Yes Yes [143]
FK866 Gemcitabine Antimetabolite Yes Pancreatic cancer (PDAC) Yes n/a [144]
FK866 Gemcitabine Antimetabolite Yes PDAC Yes Yes [50]
STF-118804 Gemcitabine Antimetabolite
Topoisomerase II inhibitor
Antimicrotubular agent
Yes PDAC Yes n/a [145]
Etoposide Yes PDAC Yes n/a
Paclitaxel Yes PDAC Yes n/a
FK866 Vorinostat
Valproic acid
HDAC inhibitor
HDAC inhibitor
Yes
No
Leukemia
Leukemia
Yes
Yes
n/a
n/a
[146]
GMX1778 177Lu-DOTATATE Radiolabeled somatostatin analog Yes Neuroendocrine tumors n/a Yes [147]
FK866 Rituximab Anti-CD20 Yes Lymphoma Yes Yes [148]
FK866
GMX1778
Temozolomide Alkylating agent Yes Glioblastoma Yes n/a [149]
FK866
GMX1778
Temozolomide Alkylating agent Yes IDH1-mutant cancers Yes Yes
(FK866)
[150]
FK866 Olaparib PARP inhibitor Yes Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) Yes Yes [151]
GNE-618
FK866
GMX1778
Niraparib PARP inhibitor Yes Ewing sarcoma Yes Yes
(GNE-618)
[152]
OT-82 Niraparib PARP Inhibitor Yes Ewing sarcoma Yes Yes [153]
OT-82 Irinotecan & its metabolite SN-38 topoisomerase I inhibitors Yes
(Irinotecan)
Ewing sarcoma Yes
(SN-38)
Yes
(Irinotecan)
[153]
OT-82 Cytarabine Antimetabolite Yes Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) Yes Yes [154]
OT-82 Dasatinib Tyrosine kinase inhibitor Yes ALL n/a Yes [154]
OT-82 Etoposide Topoisomerase II inhibitor Yes ALL Yes n/a [154]
GMX1778 Anti-mouse PD-1 antibody Immune checkpoint inhibitor Human
anti-PD1: Yes
Glioblastoma n/a Yes [155]
MV87 Anti-mouse PD-1 antibody Immune checkpoint inhibitor Human
anti-PD1: Yes
Fibrosarcoma n/a Yes [156]
KPT-9274 Anti-mouse PD-1 antibody Immune checkpoint inhibitor Human
anti-PD1: Yes
Renal cell carcinoma n/a Yes [157]
KPT-9274 Anti-mouse PD-1 antibody Immune checkpoint inhibitor Human
anti-PD1: Yes
Melanoma
Colon adenocarcinoma
n/a Yes (PAK4) [158]
KPT-9274 Bendamustine
Melphalan
Alkylating agent
Alkylating agent
Yes
Yes
Waldenstrom
macroglobulinemia
Yes
Yes
Yes
n/a
[159]
KPT-9274 Everolimus mTOR inhibitor Yes Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor Yes n/a [160]
KPT-9274 Gemcitabine
Oxaliplatin
Antimetabolite
Alkylating agent
Yes
Yes
PDAC
PDAC
Yes
Yes
Yes (PAK4)
n/a
[161]
FK866 TRAIL Apoptosis activator Not approved as a drug Leukemia Yes n/a [162]
FK866 2-HNA NAPRT inhibitor Not approved as a drug Ovarian cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Yes Yes
(sodium salt of 2-HNA)
[62]
FK866 L-1-methyl-tryptophan Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) inhibitor Not approved as a drug Gastric cancer
Bladder cancer
n/a Yes (only in immuno-competent mice) [163]
FK866 β-Lapachone ROS generator &
NQO1 substrate
Not approved as a drug PDAC
NSCLC
Yes n/a [164,165,166]
FK866 FX11 Lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA) inhibitor Not approved as a drug Lymphoma Yes Yes [167]
FK866 1-methyl-3-nitro-1-nitrosoguanidinium (MNNG) Alkylating agent Not approved as a drug Leukemia Yes n/a [168]

1 n/a: not available (i.e., not reported in the referred article).