Recent progress in photosensitizers for overcoming the challenges of photodynamic therapy: from molecular design to application

X Zhao, J Liu, J Fan, H Chao, X Peng - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Photodynamic therapy (PDT), a therapeutic mode involving light triggering, has been
recognized as an attractive oncotherapy treatment. However, nonnegligible challenges …

Ruthenium complexes as anticancer agents: A brief history and perspectives

SY Lee, CY Kim, TG Nam - Drug design, development and therapy, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Platinum (Pt)-based anticancer drugs such as cisplatin have been used to treat various
cancers. However, they have some limitations including poor selectivity and toxicity towards …

Hypoxia-targeted drug delivery

A Sharma, JF Arambula, S Koo, R Kumar… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Hypoxia is a state of low oxygen tension found in numerous solid tumours. It is typically
associated with abnormal vasculature, which results in a reduced supply of oxygen and …

NAMI-A and KP1019/1339, two iconic ruthenium anticancer drug candidates face-to-face: A case story in medicinal inorganic chemistry

E Alessio, L Messori - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
NAMI-A ((ImH)[trans-RuCl4 (dmso-S)(Im)], Im= imidazole) and KP1019/1339
(KP1019=(IndH)[trans-RuCl4 (Ind) 2], Ind= indazole; KP1339= Na [trans-RuCl4 (Ind) 2]) are …

Thirty years of the drug candidate NAMI‐A and the myths in the field of ruthenium anticancer compounds: a personal perspective

E Alessio - European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
As anticipated in the title, this contribution is basically divided into two, strictly connected,
parts. The first is a personal overview of the ruthenium drug candidate NAMI‐A, almost 30 …

Phase I/II study with ruthenium compound NAMI-A and gemcitabine in patients with non-small cell lung cancer after first line therapy

S Leijen, SA Burgers, P Baas, D Pluim, M Tibben… - Investigational new …, 2015 - Springer
Summary Background This phase I/II study determined the maximal tolerable dose, dose
limiting toxicities, antitumor activity, the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of …

Redox activation of metal-based prodrugs as a strategy for drug delivery

N Graf, SJ Lippard - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
This review provides an overview of metal-based anticancer drugs and drug candidates. In
particular, we focus on metal complexes that can be activated in the reducing environment of …

Anticancer activity of metal complexes: involvement of redox processes

U Jungwirth, CR Kowol, BK Keppler, CG Hartinger… - 2011 - liebertpub.com
Cells require tight regulation of the intracellular redox balance and consequently of reactive
oxygen species for proper redox signaling and maintenance of metal (eg, of iron and …

Arene ruthenium complexes as anticancer agents

G Süss-Fink - Dalton Transactions, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Neutral or cationic arene ruthenium complexes providing both hydrophilic as well as
hydrophobic properties due to the robustness of the ruthenium–arene unit hold a high …

Ruthenium anticancer compounds: myths and realities of the emerging metal-based drugs

A Bergamo, G Sava - Dalton Transactions, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Ruthenium anticancer drugs have attracted an increasing interest in the last 20 years and
two of them have entered clinical trials. Compared to platinum drugs, the complexes based …