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. 2022 Nov 19;7:379. doi: 10.1038/s41392-022-01243-0

Table 2.

Summary of organelle-targeted cancer therapies under clinical trials

Drug name Intervention mechanism Cancer type Clinical Trials.gov Identifier Phase Ref.
Elimusertib (BAY1895344) ATR inhibition Advanced solid tumors, lymphomas NCT03188965 Phase 1
Elimusertib, Niraparib ATR inhibition, PARP inhibition Advanced solid tumors (excluding prostate cancer), ovarian cancer NCT04267939 Phase 1
AZD6738 ATR inhibition Solid tumor refractory to conventional treatment NCT02223923 Phase 1
Veliparib, VX-970, Cisplatin PARP inhibition, ATR inhibition Neoplasms NCT02723864 Phase 1
Azd6738, Olaparib ATR inhibition, PARP inhibition Gynecological cancers Nct04065269 Phase 2
Atg-018 ATR inhibition Advanced solid tumors, hematological malignancies Nct05338346 Phase 1
Prexasertib (Ly2606368), CHK1 inhibition Advanced solid tumors NCT02873975 Phase 2
Prexasertib (Ly2606368), Olaparib CHK1 inhibition, PARP inhibition Solid tumor NCT03057145 Phase 1
LY2880070, Gemcitabine CHK1 inhibition Ewing sarcoma, Ewing-like sarcoma NCT05275426 Phase 2
SRA737 CHK1 inhibition Advanced solid tumors or non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma NCT02797964

Phase 1

Phase 2

PHI-101 CHK2 inhibition Platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, platinum-refractory ovarian carcinoma, platinum-resistant fallopian tube carcinoma, platinum-resistant primary peritoneal carcinoma NCT04678102 Phase 1
Talazoparib (BMN 673) PARP inhibition Advanced ovarian cancer, primary peritoneal cancer, advanced breast cancer, advanced solid tumors NCT01989546

Phase 1

Phase 2

Ceralasertib DDR intervention Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma NCT03022409 Phase 1
Lmp400 DNA damage, delays DNA repair Neoplasm, lymphoma NCT01794104 Phase 1
Metformin Metabolism disruption Brain neoplasms NCT02149459 Phase 1
Temozolomide Metabolism disruption Lung cancer NCT00022711 Phase 2 440
Dichloroacetate (DCA) Mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase inhibition Malignant gliomas, glioblastoma multiforme NCT00540176 Phase 2
Ketoconazole (Kcz) Posaconazole (Pcz) HK2 inhibition High-grade gliomas (WHO grade III and IV) NCT03763396 Early Phase 1
ARQ 501 Redox homeostasis disruption Head and neck neoplasms, carcinoma, squamous cell NCT00358930 Phase 2 441
Motexafin gadolinium Redox homeostasis disruption Renal cell carcinoma NCT00134186 Phase 2 442
Pantoprazole Proton pump inhibition Advanced solid tumors NCT01163903 Phase 1
Omeprazole Proton pump inhibition Breast cancer NCT02595372 Phase 2
Lansoprazole Proton pump inhibition Breast cancer NCT04874935 Phase 3
Bortezomib Blocking the enzymes necessary for cancer cell growth Recurrent breast cancer, stage IV breast cancer NCT00025584 Phase 2
Nelfinavir AKT signaling inhibition Colorectal cancer NCT00704600 Phase 2

Belinostat

Atazanavir

Proteasome inhibitors Hematological malignancies NCT04184869 Phase 1

ATR Ataxia-telangiectasia and Rad3 related protein, CHK1 checkpoint kinase 1, DDR DNA damage response, PARP poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase, HK2 hexokinase 2