Recent development of targeted approaches for the treatment of breast cancer.

Abstract

Breast cancer is the most prominent cause of cancer death in women worldwide. The highlights of this review are to provide an overview of the targeted therapeutic agents, challenges with metastatic breast cancer (MBCa), mechanisms of action through Hedgehog/Gli 1 signaling pathway and future prospective. Over a decade of success, several drugs have been approved and are in the advanced stages of clinical trials that target the receptors such as estrogen receptor, growth factor receptor, receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B, etc. Currently, several monoclonal antibodies are also used for the treatment of breast cancer. Advances in understanding tumor biology, particularly signaling pathways such as Notch signaling pathway, Hedgehog/Gli 1 signaling pathway, and inhibitors are considered to be important for bone metastasis. These studies may provide vital information for the design and development of new strategies with respect to efficacy, reduction of the side effects, and treatment strategies.

• Authors: V L Maruthanila, R Elancheran, A B Kunnumakkara, S Kabilan, Jibon Kotoky
• Journal: Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) (Breast Cancer) Vol. 24 Issue 2 Pg. 191-219 (Mar 2017) ISSN: 1880-4233 [Electronic] Japan
• PMID: 27796923 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Angiogenesis Inhibitors
• Antibodies, Monoclonal
• Antineoplastic Agents
• GLI1 protein, human
• Hedgehog Proteins
• Immunologic Factors
• Receptors, Estrogen
• Receptors, Notch
• Zinc Finger Protein GLI1

Topics

• Angiogenesis Inhibitors (pharmacology)
• Antibodies, Monoclonal (therapeutic use)
• Antineoplastic Agents (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Bone Neoplasms (drug therapy, secondary)
• Breast Neoplasms (drug therapy, metabolism, pathology)
• Female
• Hedgehog Proteins (metabolism)
• Humans
• Immunologic Factors (pharmacology)
• Immunotherapy (methods)
• Molecular Targeted Therapy (methods)
• Receptors, Estrogen (metabolism)
• Receptors, Notch (metabolism)
• Signal Transduction (drug effects)
• Zinc Finger Protein GLI1 (metabolism)