ArticleCancers2021
Synergistic Anti-Tumor Effect of Simvastatin Combined to Chemotherapy in Osteosarcoma.
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- C-terminal binding protein-2 triggers CYR61-induced metastatic dissemination of osteosarcoma in a non-hypoxic microenvironment.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2025Article
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- Targeting endocytosis to sensitize cancer cells to programmed cell death.Biochemical Society transactions · 2024Review
- Simvastatin/hydrogel-loaded 3D-printed titanium alloy scaffolds suppress osteosarcoma via TF/NOX2-associated ferroptosis while repairing bone defects.Bioactive materials · 2024Article
- Metabolic reprogramming in osteosarcoma.Pediatric discovery · 2023Review
- Tumor Microenvironment-Adaptive Nanoplatform Synergistically Enhances Cascaded Chemodynamic Therapy.Bioactive materials · 2023Article
- Evaluation of geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase inhibition as a novel strategy for the treatment of osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma.Drug development research · 2023Article
- Nanomedicine for cancer targeted therapy with autophagy regulation.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Review
- Long-Term Treatment with Simvastatin Leads to Reduced Migration Capacity of Prostate Cancer Cells.Biomedicines · 2022Article
- Computational approach in searching for dual action multitarget inhibitors for osteosarcoma.Journal of advanced pharmaceutical technology & researchArticle
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Abstract
contextOsteosarcoma is the most common primary solid malignancy of the bone, mainly affecting pediatric patients. The main clinical issues are chemoresistance and metastatic spread, leading to a survival rate stagnating around 60% for four decades. PURPOSE: Here, we investigated the effect of simvastatin as adjuvant therapy on chemotherapy.
methodsCell viability was assessed by the MTT test, and a combination index was evaluated by an isobologram approach. Cell motility was assessed by wound-healing assay. Cell-derived xenograft models were established in mice. FFPE tumor samples were assessed by immunohistochemistry.
resultsIn vitro experiments indicate that simvastatin synergized the conventional chemotherapy drugs' inhibitory effect on cell viability. Functional assays reveal that simvastatin supplementation favored the anticancer mechanism of action of the tested chemotherapy drugs, such as DNA damage through intercalation or direct alkylation and disorganization of microtubules. Additionally, we show that even though simvastatin alone did not modify tumor behavior, it potentiated the inhibitory effect of doxorubicin on primary tumor growth (+50%,
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