Journal of International Oncology ›› 2023, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (1): 42-46.doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn371439-20220614-00008

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Research progress in reversing multidrug resistance in colorectal cancer

Wang Xi, Wu Chuanqing()   

  1. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
  • Received:2022-06-14 Revised:2022-10-31 Online:2023-01-08 Published:2023-03-16
  • Contact: Wu Chuanqing E-mail:wucq2014@hust.edu.cn

Abstract:

Multidrug resistance impacts negatively upon the curative effect of chemotherapy and prognosis in colorectal cancer. There is a growing body of studies trying to develop drugs to overcome multidrug resistance against its common targets, including ATP-binding cassette proteins, metabolic enzymes, apoptotic genes, signaling pathways and genetic material, among which P-glycoprotein inhibitors and drugs disrupting DNA are deeply developed. Developing new inhibitors or combining existing inhibitors with conventional treatment are hopeful ways to overcome multidrug resistance in colorectal cancer.

Key words: Colorectal neoplasms, Drug resistance, neoplasm