SPR064, a pro-drug of paclitaxel, has anti-tumorigenic effects in endometrial cancer cell lines and mouse models.
Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: mouse model under obese and lean conditions compared to their respective controls. Immunohistochemical staining demonstrated that SPR064 and paclitaxel significantly reduced the expression of Ki-67 and BCL-xL in the endometrial tumors of both obese and lean mice. In summary, SPR064 has anti-tumorigenic effects that are equivalent to paclitaxel in endometrial cancer cell lines and a genetically engineered mouse model of endometrial cancer. Thus, SPR064 may be a promising therapy for endometrial cancer without the significant risk of hypersensitivity reactions seen with paclitaxel.
Source: PubMed Central
Authors: Xiaoling Zhao, Weimin Kong, Katherine Tucker, Allison Staley, Yali Fan, Wenchuan Sun, Yajie Yin, Yu Huang, Ziwei Fang, Jiandong Wang, Somdutta Sen, Sundeep Dugar, Chunxiao Zhou, Victoria L Bae-Jump
Language: English
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: National Cancer Institute
OpenAlex ID: W3086256862
