Advanced strategies for nucleic acids and small-molecular drugs in combined anticancer therapy

Qiu, Chong; Wu, Yanyan; Shi, Qiaoli; Guo, Qiuyan; Zhang, Junzhe; Meng, Yuqing; Wang, Chen; Xia, Fei; Wang, Jigang; Xu, Chengchao

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Advanced strategies for nucleic acids and small-molecular drugs in combined anticancer therapy

Chong Qiu^1#, Yanyan Wu^2#, Qiaoli Shi¹, Qiuyan Guo¹, Junzhe Zhang¹, Yuqing Meng¹, Chen Wang¹, Fei Xia^1✉, Jigang Wang^1,3,5✉, Chengchao Xu^1,4✉

1. Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
2. Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
3. School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
4. College of Integrative Medicine, Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Chronic Diseases, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou 350122, China.
5. Department of Nephrology, Shenzhen key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, and Shenzhen Clinical Research Centre for Geriatrics, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518020, China.
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Qiu C, Wu Y, Shi Q, Guo Q, Zhang J, Meng Y, Wang C, Xia F, Wang J, Xu C. Advanced strategies for nucleic acids and small-molecular drugs in combined anticancer therapy. Int J Biol Sci 2023; 19(3):789-810. doi:10.7150/ijbs.79328. https://www.ijbs.com/v19p0789.htm

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Abstract

Cancer has been considered as complex malignant consequence of genetic mutations that control the cellular proliferation, differentiation and homeostasis, thus making tumor treatment extremely challenging. To date, a variety of cargo molecules, including nucleic acids drugs (pDNA, miRNA and siRNA), therapeutic drugs (doxorubicin, paclitaxel, daunomycin and gefitinib) and imaging agents (radioisotopes, fluorescence dyes, and MRI contrast agents) have been regarded as the potential medicines in clinical application. However, non-single therapeutic drug could induce the satisfied clinical results because of tumor heterogeneity and multiple drug resistance and the nanotechnology-based combined therapy is becoming an advanced important mode for enhanced anticancer effects. The review gathers the current advanced development to co-deliver small-molecular drugs and nucleic acids for the anticancer therapy with nanomedicine-based combination. Furthermore, the superiority is definitely presented and the barriers are detail discussed to surmount the clinical challenges. In final, future perspectives in rational direction for combined tumor therapy of drugs and nucleic acids are exhibited.

Keywords: anticancer, nucleic acids, small-molecular drugs, combination, synergistic therapy

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Qiu, C., Wu, Y., Shi, Q., Guo, Q., Zhang, J., Meng, Y., Wang, C., Xia, F., Wang, J., Xu, C. (2023). Advanced strategies for nucleic acids and small-molecular drugs in combined anticancer therapy. International Journal of Biological Sciences, 19(3), 789-810. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.79328.

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Qiu, C.; Wu, Y.; Shi, Q.; Guo, Q.; Zhang, J.; Meng, Y.; Wang, C.; Xia, F.; Wang, J.; Xu, C. Advanced strategies for nucleic acids and small-molecular drugs in combined anticancer therapy. Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2023, 19 (3), 789-810. DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.79328.

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Qiu C, Wu Y, Shi Q, Guo Q, Zhang J, Meng Y, Wang C, Xia F, Wang J, Xu C. 2023. Advanced strategies for nucleic acids and small-molecular drugs in combined anticancer therapy. Int J Biol Sci. 19(3):789-810.

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