Table 3.
Therapeutics Target | Drug | Mechanism | Cancer Type | Status | Reference |
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integrin | Cilengitide | an inhibitor of integrin ανβ3, ανβ5, α5β1, αIIβ3 | lung cancer, breast cancer, glioblastoma, prostate cancer, melanoma, squamous cell cancer | in clinical trials | [203,207,208] |
Abituzumab | inhibiting integrin ανβ1, ανβ3, ανβ5, ανβ6, ανβ8 | colorectal cancer. ovarian cancer |
in clinical trials | [203,209] | |
Etaracizumab | inhibiting integrin ανβ3 | melanoma prostate cancer |
a phase II trial | [203] | |
Intetumumab | inhibiting integrin ανβ1, ανβ3, ανβ5, ανβ6, ανβ8 | melanoma prostate cancer |
a phase II trial | [203] | |
NCT02428270 | using a FAK inhibitor in combination with a MEK1 and MEK2 inhibitor | pancreatic cancer | a phase II trial | [206] | |
NCT02546531 | using a FAK inhibitor in combination with a humanized antibody targeting programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1) and chemotherapy | solid tumors pancreatic cancer |
a phase I trial | [206] | |
NCT01279603 | inhibit MUC1 cytoplasmic tail oligomerization | solid tumors | a phase I trial | [206] | |
NCT00565721 | as valuable probes in cancer imaging studies to determine both prognosis and treatment efficacy | lung cancer Head & Neck cancer |
a phase II trial | [206] | |
NCT02683824 | an αvβ6 integrin tracer to detect tumors and evaluate treatment response in patients with pancreatic cancer | pancreatic cancer | early phase I trial | [206] | |
snake venom disintegrins | inhibiting integrins on transmembrane cellular surfaces | prostate breast cancer lung cancer sarcoma |
a promising candidate awaiting further testing | [208] |