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- Title
Intuitive repositioning of an anti-depressant drug in combination with tivozanib: precision medicine for breast cancer therapy.
- Authors
Kumar, Naveen; Raza, Masoom; Sehrawat, Seema
- Abstract
Despite the existing therapies and lack of receptors such as HER-2, estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor, triple-negative breast cancer is one of the most aggressive subtypes of breast cancer. TNBCs are known for their highly aggressive metastatic behavior and typically migrate to brain and bone for secondary site propagation. Many diseases share similar molecular pathology exposing new avenues in molecular signaling for engendering innovative therapies. Generation of newer therapies and novel drugs are time consuming associated with very high resources. In order to provide personalized or precision medicine, drug repositioning will contribute in a cost-effective manner. In our study, we have repurposed and used a neoteric combination of two drug molecules namely, fluvoxamine and tivozanib, to target triple-negative breast cancer growth and progression. Our combination regime significantly targets two diverse but significant pathways in TNBCs. Subsequent analysis on migratory, invasive, and angiogenic properties showed the significance of our repurposed drug combination. Molecular array data resulted in identifying the specific and key players participating in cancer progression when the drug combination was used. The innovative combination of fluvoxamine and tivozanib reiterates the use of drug repositioning for precision medicine and subsequent companion diagnostic development.
- Subjects
BREAST cancer; DRUG repositioning; INDIVIDUALIZED medicine; TRIPLE-negative breast cancer; CANCER invasiveness; PROGESTERONE receptors; ESTROGEN antagonists; PROGESTERONE antagonists
- Publication
Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, 2021, Vol 476, Issue 11, p4177
- ISSN
0300-8177
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11010-021-04230-1