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. 2021 Jul 6;12(14):1406–1426. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.28010

Table 1. Summary of antitumorigenic effects of CPZ in different cancers.

Cancer type Effective concentration Proposed Mechanism Cell line (human, unless indicated) Ref
Breast cancer 10 μM Increase in membrane permeability MCF-7 [112]
> 2 μM Suppression of YAP signaling MCF-7, MDA-MB-231 [70]
≥6 μM Inhibition of KSP/Eg5 MCF-7mp53, MDA-MB-231 [76]
Colorectal cancer 3–10 μM (IC50) SIRT1 inhibition HCT116 LoVo [93]
5–7 μM (IC50) Inhibition of KSP/Eg5 HCT116 [75]
Brain tumor 4.5 μM (IC50) Destabilization of REST-mSin3 interaction DAOY (medulloblastoma) [59]
13 μM (IC50) COX4-1 inhibition TMZ-resistant U251 (glioblastoma) [82]
20–40 μM Upregulation of the JNK(ERK1/2)/Elk-1/Egr-1/p21 pathway C6 (glioma) [86]
>20 μM Inhibition of Akt/mTOR pathway PTEN and U-87MG glioma cells [96]
≥6 μM Inhibition of KSP/Eg5 T98G (glioblastoma) [76]
Not known Not known RG2 (rat glioblastoma) [151]
Skin cancer 36.6 μM (IC50) Not known B16 mouse melanoma [149, 150]
12–19 mg/kg/day (drug dose used in mouse model) Not known Harding-Passey Melanoma mouse melanoma [150]
Leukemia 12.04 μmol/l (IC50) Inhibition of mitochondrial DNA polymerase and decreased ATP production K-562 (chronic myelogenous leukemia) [43]
11.19 μmol/l (IC50) Same as above BALL-1 (B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia) [43]
6.57 μmol/l (IC50) Same as above MOLT-4 (T-acute lymphoblastic leukemia) [43]
11.81 μmol/l (IC50) Same as above CCRF-HSB-2 (T-acute lymphoblastic leukemia) [43]
12.33 μmol/l (IC50) Same as above HPB-ALL (T-acute lymphoblastic leukemia) [43]
6.940 μM (IC50) Suppressed mutant RTK activity via CALM inhibition Ba/F3/FLT3 ITD (modified murine pro-B cell line) [147]
6.942 μM (IC50) Same as above Ba/F3/ KIT D814V (modified mouse pro-B cell line) [147]
Lymphoma 6.95 μmol/l (IC50) Inhibition of mitochondrial DNA polymerase and decreased ATP production Raji (Burkitt’s lymphoma) [43]
14.89 μmol/l (IC50) Same as above Daudi (Burkitt’s lymphoma) [43]
Lung cancer 10 μM lysosomal dysfunction H69, H82, H592 and U-1285 (small cell lung carcinoma cell lines) [106]
Sarcoma 25 μM (IC50) Inhibition of DNA synthesis Meth A cells [42]
10–15 μM (IC50) Suppressed IGF1R internalization A673, A4573, TC71 cells (ES cells) [92]
Mastocytoma ~ 7 μM (IC50) DNA fragmentation PY815 (mouse mast cells) [44]
Pancreatic cancer 25 μM Dislodging K-Ras from plasma membrane PANC-1 (pancreatic carcinoma) [114]
Lung cancer CPZ + pentamidine Inhibition of KSP/Eg5 A549 (NSCLC) [75]
Oral cancer 26.65 ± 1.1 μM (IC50) Inhibition of Akt and mTOR phosphorylation HSC-3 [45]
23.49 ± 1.26 μM (IC50) Same as above Ca9-22 [45]