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ReviewCurrent issues in molecular biology2025

Molecular Crosstalk and Therapeutic Synergy: Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and Cannabidiol in Oral Cancer Treatment.

Zainab Saad Ghafil AlRaheem, Thao T Le, Ali Seyfoddin, Yan Li

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Review in Current issues in molecular biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Zainab Saad Ghafil AlRaheemSchool of Science, Faculty of Health and Environment Science, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.
Thao T LeSchool of Science, Faculty of Health and Environment Science, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-1882-1961
Ali SeyfoddinSchool of Science, Faculty of Health and Environment Science, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0003-4343-9905
Yan LiSchool of Science, Faculty of Health and Environment Science, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-2781-2119

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the sixth most common malignancy worldwide, with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) accounting for a significant portion of cases. Despite advancements in treatment, only modest gains have been made in HNSCC/OSCC control. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have emerged as targeted therapies for OSCC in clinical trials. However, their clinical efficacy remains a challenge. Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive phytochemical from cannabis, has demonstrated anticancer and immunomodulatory properties. CBD induces apoptosis and autophagy and modulates signaling pathways often dysregulated in HNSCC. This review summarizes the molecular mechanisms of EGFR-TKIs and CBD and their clinical insights and further discusses potential implications of combination targeted therapies.

Indexed as

cannabidiol (CBD)epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs)

Identifiers

PMID40864738
PMCPMC12384490

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