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Strategies for MMP inhibition in cancer: innovations for the post-trial era

Overall, Christopher Mark, López-Otín, Carlos·2002·Nature Reviews Cancer

Abstract

For more than two decades, the view that tumour-associated matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) were required for peritumour tissue degradation and metastasis dominated the drive to develop MMP inhibitors as anticancer therapeutics. Until recently, clinical trials with MMP inhibitors have yielded disappointing results, highlighting the need for better insight into the mechanisms by which this growing family of multifunctional enzymes contribute to tumour growth. It is now recognized that MMP activity is tightly regulated at several levels, providing new avenues for blocking these enzymes. What are the different approaches that can be used to target MMPs, and which of these might lead to new therapeutic strategies for cancer?

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  • The efficacy of MMP inhibitors may be mediated, at least in part, through anti-inflammatory actions.

    “Thus, the efficacy of MMP inhibitors may be mediated, at least in part, through anti-inflammatory actions64,65.”

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Authors
Overall, C. M., & López-Otín, C.
Affiliations
University of British Columbia (CA)
Venue
Nature Reviews Cancer
Published
2002-09
Volume
2
Issue
9
Pages
657-672
ISSN
  • 1474-175X (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-1768
OpenAlex
W2033341544
Cited by
1,349
References
151
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FWCI
5.74
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature reviews. Cancer (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › TGF-β signaling in diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
Keywords
matrix metalloproteinases, matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors, cancer therapy, tumor growth, metastasis, enzyme regulation
MeSH terms
Animals, Binding Sites, Clinical Trials as Topic, Enzyme Inhibitors, Humans, Neoplasms, Structure-Activity Relationship, Substrate Specificity, Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic, Matrix Metalloproteinases, Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors

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