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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2019

Synergy Between Low Dose Metronomic Chemotherapy and the pH-centered Approach Against Cancer.

Tomas Koltai, Rosa A Cardone, Stephan J Reshkin

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Targeting the pH Paradigm at the Bedside: A Practical Approach.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Tomas KoltaiVia Pier Capponi 6, 50132 Florence, Italy. tkoltai@hotmail.com.
Rosa A CardoneDepartment of Biosciences, Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy. rosaangela.cardone@uniba.it.
Stephan J ReshkinDepartment of Biosciences, Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy. stephanjoel.reshkin@uniba.it.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Low dose metronomic chemotherapy (MC) is becoming a mainstream treatment for cancer in veterinary medicine. Its mechanism of action is anti-angiogenesis by lowering vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and increasing trombospondin-1 (TSP1). It has also been adopted as a compassionate treatment in very advanced human cancer. However, one of the main limitations of this therapy is its short-term effectiveness: 6 to 12 months, after which resistance develops. pH-centered cancer treatment (pHT) has been proposed as a complementary therapy in cancer, but it has not been adopted or tested as a mainstream protocol, in spite of existing evidence of its advantages and benefits. Many of the factors directly or indirectly involved in MC and anti-angiogenic treatment resistance are appropriately antagonized by pHT. This led to the testing of an association between these two treatments. Preliminary evidence indicates that the association of MC and pHT has the ability to reduce anti-angiogenic treatment limitations and develop synergistic anti-cancer effects. This review will describe each of these treatments and will analyze the fundamentals of their synergy.

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Administration, MetronomicAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsDrug SynergismHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationNeoplasmsNeovascularization, PathologicVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AAngiogenesis InhibitorsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsSPZ1 protein, humanVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Aangiogenesiscancer metabolismcancer proton transporterscancer reversed pH gradientmetastasis

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PMID31683667
PMCPMC6862380

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