Volume 27, Issue 35 p. 8891-8917
Review

Exploring the Potential of Metallodrugs as Chemotherapeutics for Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Nazia Nayeem

Nazia Nayeem

Brooklyn College Cancer Center BCCC-CURE, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11210 USA

Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11210 USA

Biology PhD Program, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, 365 5th Avenue, New York, New York, 11006 USA

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Prof. Maria Contel

Corresponding Author

Prof. Maria Contel

Brooklyn College Cancer Center BCCC-CURE, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11210 USA

Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11210 USA

Biology PhD Program, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, 365 5th Avenue, New York, New York, 11006 USA

Chemistry and Biochemistry PhD Programs, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, 365 5th Avenue, New York, New York, 11006 USA

University of Hawaii Cancer Center, 701 Ilalo St, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813 USA

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First published: 15 April 2021
Citations: 24

Dedicated to all scientists affected by breast cancer.

Graphical Abstract

Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) has one of the poorest prognoses and worst survival rates for patients, with chemotherapy still the gold standard for treatment. This review collects information on all metallodrugs studied in TNBC cells and tumors, focusing on mechanistic and in vivo studies. An outlook towards TNBC metallodrugs with translational potential is provided.

Abstract

This review focuses on studies of coordination and organometallic compounds as potential chemotherapeutics against triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) which has one of the poorest prognoses and worst survival rates from all breast cancer types. At present, chemotherapy is still the standard of care for TNBC since only one type of targeted therapy has been recently developed. References for metal-based compounds studied in TNBC cell lines will be listed, and those of metal-specific reviews, but a detailed overview will also be provided on compounds studied in vivo (mostly in mice models) and those compounds for which some preliminary mechanistic data was obtained (in TNBC cell lines and tumors) and/or for which bioactive ligands have been used. The main goal of this review is to highlight the most promising metal-based compounds with potential as chemotherapeutic agents in TNBC.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.