Anti-metastatics: an overview of drug candidates in current pipelines

Curr Pharm Des. 2014;20(42):6522-8. doi: 10.2174/1381612820666140826152610.

Abstract

As the number of novel drugs that have entered the market in oncology has slowed in recent years, there has been a dramatic shift towards new therapeutic approaches. The majority of cancer patients die from metastasis formation, which has prompted the pharmaceutical industry to begin to investigate a new class of agents: anti-metastatics. This review provides an overview of the targets, mechanisms of action, and drug substances currently in the pharma pipeline to inhibit tumor cell migration and metastasis formation.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Cell Movement / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Metastasis / drug therapy*
  • Neoplasm Metastasis / pathology*
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Neoplasms / pathology*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents