| Literature DB >> 28125906 |
George A Alexiou1, Georgios D Lianos1, Vassileios Ragos1, Vasiliki Galani2, Athanassios P Kyritsis1.
Abstract
Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO; eflornithine) is an irreversible suicide inhibitor of the enzyme ornithine decarboxylase which is involved in polyamine synthesis. Polyamines are important for cell survival, thus DFMO was studied as an anticancer agent and as a chemoprevention agent. DFMO exhibited mainly cytostatic activity and had single agent efficacy as well as activity in combination with other chemotherapeutic drugs for some cancers and leukemias. Herewith, we summarize the current knowledge of the anticancer and chemopreventive properties of DFMO and assess the status of clinical trials.Entities:
Keywords: chemoprevention; clinical trial; colorectal cancer; difluoromethylornithine; glioma; pancreatic cancer
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28125906 DOI: 10.2217/fon-2016-0266
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Future Oncol ISSN: 1479-6694 Impact factor: 3.404