Nonsmall-cell lung cancer treatment: current status of drug repurposing and nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems.
Tuğba Gül InciSerap AcarDilek Turgut-BalikPublished in: Turkish journal of biology = Turk biyoloji dergisi (2024)
Drug repurposing is the strategy of drug utilization for a treatment option other than the intended indications. This strategy has witnessed increased adoption over the past decades, especially within cancer nanomedicine. Cancer nanomedicine has been facilitated through nanoparticle-based (NP-based) delivery systems which can combat nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) via recent advances in nanotechnology and apply its benefits to existing drugs. The repurposing of drugs, coupled with NP-based drug delivery systems, presents a promising avenue for achieving effective therapeutic solutions with accelerated outcomes. This review aims to present an overview of NSCLC treatments, with a specific focus on drug repurposing. It seeks to elucidate the latest advances in clinical studies and the utilization of NP-based drug delivery systems tailored for NSCLC treatment. First, the molecular mechanisms of Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs for NSCLC, including ROS1 tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) like repotrectinib, approved in November 2023, are detailed. Further, in vitro studies employing a combination strategy of drug repurposing and NP-based drug delivery systems as a treatment approach against NSCLC are listed. It includes the latest study on nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems loaded with repurposed drugs.
Keyphrases
- small cell lung cancer
- advanced non small cell lung cancer
- drug administration
- drug induced
- epidermal growth factor receptor
- papillary thyroid
- adverse drug
- single cell
- cancer therapy
- current status
- brain metastases
- cell death
- dna damage
- combination therapy
- oxidative stress
- squamous cell
- skeletal muscle
- electronic health record
- human health
- iron oxide