The emerging role of FTY720 (Fingolimod) in cancer treatment

White, Christopher, Alshaker, Heba, Cooper, Colin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2013-8042, Winkler, Matthias and Pchejetski, Dmitri (2016) The emerging role of FTY720 (Fingolimod) in cancer treatment. Oncotarget, 7 (17). pp. 23106-23127. ISSN 1949-2553

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Abstract

FTY720 (Fingolimod) is a clinically approved immunomodulating therapy for multiple sclerosis that sequesters T-cells to lymph nodes through functional antagonism of sphingosine-1-phosphate 1 receptor. FTY720 also demonstrates a proven efficacy in multiple in vitro and in vivo cancer models, suggesting a potential therapeutic role in cancer patients. A potential anticancer mechanism of FTY720 is through the inhibition of sphingosine kinase 1, a proto-oncogene with in vitro and clinical cancer association. In addition, FTY720's anticancer properties may be attributable to actions on several other molecular targets. This study focuses on reviewing the emerging evidence regarding the anticancer properties and molecular targets of FTY720. While the clinical transition of FTY720 is currently limited by its immune suppression effects, studies aiming at FTY720 delivery and release together with identifying its key synergetic combinations and relevant patient subsets may lead to its rapid introduction into the clinic.

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Uncontrolled Keywords: sphingolipid ,sphingosine kinase,fingolimod,fty720,cancer,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Cancer Studies
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Depositing User: Pure Connector
Date Deposited: 27 May 2016 10:00
Last Modified: 22 Oct 2022 01:12
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/59103
DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.7145

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