ReviewFrontiers in molecular biosciences2021
The TRAIL in the Treatment of Human Cancer: An Update on Clinical Trials.
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103 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 173 citations in OpenAlex.
- Natural Killer Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles as a Promising Immunotherapeutic Strategy for Cancer: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Pooled it
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- ONC201/dordaviprone for H3 K27M-mutant tumors: Discovery, mechanisms, therapeutic potential, and future directions.Genes & diseases · 2027Review
- Helping Apo2L/TRAIL in the Battle: Synergistic Therapeutic Approaches for Cancer Therapies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- TRAIL-PEG-Apt-PLGA nanosystem as an aptamer-targeted drug delivery system potential for triple-negative breast cancer therapy using in vivo mouse model.Molecular oncology · 2026Article
- Proteome-wide Mendelian randomization identifies protein associations and therapeutic targets for B-cell malignancy.Blood neoplasia · 2026Article
- Inhibition of c-FLIP alongside TRAIL treatment suppresses prostate cancer stem cell activity.British journal of cancer · 2026Article
- HIF-activated priming of TRAIL-induced cell death determines epigenetic vulnerability in kidney cancer.Cell reports. Medicine · 2026Article
- DR5 CAR-T cells target melanoma and suppress MDSCs with minimal toxicity.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2026Article
- Jurkat T-Cell Antigen-Independent Elimination of PMA-Activated Neuroblastoma Cells Is Triggered by CCL2/CCR2, Depends Upon Lipid Raft LFA1/ICAM1 Immune Synapses, Is Mediated by m-TRAIL and Is Augmented by the TrkAIII Oncoprotein.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Hot on the TRAIL: Targeting SPHK1 in Colorectal Cancer: Therapeutic Potential of PF-543.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2026Article
- Trans cinnamaldehyde enhances TRAIL induced apoptosis through ER stress mediated upregulation of DR5 in colorectal cancer cells.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Novel tetravalent bispecific antibody, PSMA/TRAIL‑R2 REGULGENT™, induces selective tumor cell apoptosis without hepatotoxicity.Oncology reports · 2025Article
- TRAIL and RIPK3 Do Not Predict Mortality and Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Patients at Admission to the Intensive Care Unit-A Single-Center Cohort Study.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- The application of antibody-based agents in cancer therapy based on their mechanisms of action.Fundamental research · 2025Review
- The therapeutic potential of pegylated arginase I treatment in glioblastoma.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Clustering of Membrane Receptors: Insights from DNA Origami-Based Approaches.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2025Review
- Ionizing Radiation Increases Death Receptor 5 (DR5)-Mediated Cell Death, but Not Death Receptor 4 (DR4)-Mediated Cell Death in 3D Tumor Spheroids.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Comparative study of the anti-tumour effects of the imipridone, ONC201 and its fluorinated analogues on pancreatic cancer cell line.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Single-nucleus RNA sequencing reveals a preclinical model for the most common subtype of glioblastoma.Communications biology · 2025Article
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Abstract
TRAIL (tumor-necrosis factor related apoptosis-inducing ligand, CD253) and its death receptors TRAIL-R1 and TRAIL-R2 selectively trigger the apoptotic cell death in tumor cells. For that reason, TRAIL has been extensively studied as a target of cancer therapy. In spite of the promising preclinical observations, the TRAIL-based therapies in humans have certain limitations. The two main therapeutic approaches are based on either an administration of TRAIL-receptor (TRAIL-R) agonists or a recombinant TRAIL. These approaches, however, seem to elicit a limited therapeutic efficacy, and only a few drugs have entered the phase II clinical trials. To deliver TRAIL-based therapies with higher anti-tumor potential several novel TRAIL-derivates and modifications have been designed. These novel drugs are, however, mostly preclinical, and many problems continue to be unraveled. We have reviewed the current status of all TRAIL-based monotherapies and combination therapies that have reached phase II and phase III clinical trials in humans. We have also aimed to introduce all novel approaches of TRAIL utilization in cancer treatment and discussed the most promising drugs which are likely to enter clinical trials in humans. To date, different strategies were introduced in order to activate anti-tumor immune responses with the aim of achieving the highest efficacy and minimal toxicity.In this review, we discuss the most promising TRAIL-based clinical trials and their therapeutic strategies.
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