ArticleCells2020
Pimozide Suppresses the Growth of Brain Tumors by Targeting STAT3-Mediated Autophagy.
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- Repurposing neurological drugs for brain cancer therapeutics: A systematic approach to identify charged molecules for affinity-based local drug delivery systems.International journal of pharmaceutics · 2025Pooled it
- Repurposing Antipsychotic Agents in Oncology: Mechanistic Rationale, Emerging Evidence, and Therapeutic Potential.Cancers · 2026Review
- Dual action of pimozide through lysosome disruption and inhibition of STATs induces apoptosis in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).Blood advances · 2026Article
- Drug Repurposing Screen Identifies Pimozide as a ROS-Inducing Therapy With Anti-Tumor Efficacy in HNSCC PDX Models.Cancer science · 2026Article
- Peroxisomal lipid metabolism inhibits Pimozide-induced cancer cell death by regulating ATP homeostasis.Oncogenesis · 2025Article
- A New Adjuvant Treatment for Glioblastoma Using Aprepitant, Vortioxetine, Roflumilast and Olanzapine: The AVRO Regimen.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Advancing brain tumor therapy: unveiling the potential of PROTACs for targeted protein degradation.Cytotechnology · 2025Review
- Repurposing of nervous system drugs for cancer treatment: recent advances, challenges, and future perspectives.Discover oncology · 2025Review
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- The pivotal role of autophagy in the pathogenesis and therapy of medulloblastoma.Future oncology (London, England) · 2024Review
- Reprogramming tumor immune microenvironment by milbemycin oxime results in pancreatic tumor growth suppression and enhanced anti-PD-1 efficacy.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2024Article
- Overcoming Resistance to Temozolomide in Glioblastoma: A Scoping Review of Preclinical and Clinical Data.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Iloperidone and Temozolomide Synergistically Inhibit Growth, Migration and Enhance Apoptosis in Glioblastoma Cells.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Characterization of Drug with Good Glass-Forming Ability Loaded Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles and Its Impact Toward in vitro and in vivo Studies.International journal of nanomedicine · 2024Review
- Autophagy Modulation and Its Implications on Glioblastoma Treatment.Current issues in molecular biology · 2023Review
- Sertindole, an Antipsychotic Drug, Curbs the STAT3/BCL-xL Axis to Elicit Human Bladder Cancer Cell Apoptosis In Vitro.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Pyroptosis, ferroptosis, and autophagy cross-talk in glioblastoma opens up new avenues for glioblastoma treatment.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2023Review
- Current and novel approaches in the pharmacological treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.World journal of gastroenterology · 2023Review
- First-Line Combination Treatment with Low-Dose Bipolar Drugs for ABCB1-Overexpressing Drug-Resistant Cancer Populations.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Pimozide Increases a Delayed Rectifier KBiomedicines · 2023Article
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Abstract
Brain tumors are considered as one of the most aggressive and incurable forms of cancer. The majority of the patients with brain tumors have a median survival rate of 12%. Brain tumors are lethal despite the availability of advanced treatment options such as surgical removal, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. In this study, we have evaluated the anti-cancer effects of pimozide, which is a neuroleptic drug used for the treatment of schizophrenia and chronic psychosis. Pimozide significantly reduced the proliferation of U-87MG, Daoy, GBM 28, and U-251MG brain cancer cell lines by inducing apoptosis with IC
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