Agents approved for MM treatment
Drug | Type | Target | Effect | Resistance |
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MelphalanMelflufenCyclophosphamide | Alkylating agents | DNA | DNA damageImpairment of DNA replication and transcription | |
BortezomibCalfilzomibIxazomib | PI | PSMB5 (26S proteasome) | Cytotoxicity by accumulation of aberrant proteins | |
ThalidomideLenalidomidePomalidomide | IMiDs | CRBN | Immune activationImpaired angiogenesisImpaired proliferation of tumor cellsApoptosis induction | Low CRBN expression or mutation of its downstream targets [37–39] |
Dexamethasone PrednisoloneMethylprednisolone | Corticosteroids | GC receptors | Gene expression regulation Anti-inflammatoryImmunosuppressive | |
DoxorubicinPegilated liposomal doxorubicine (PDL) | Anthracyclines | DNA-Topo II | Impairment of DNA replication and transcriptionDSBs accumulation | |
Panobinostat | Histone deacetylase inhibitors | Histones | G1/S arrest ApoptosisActivation of tumor suppressor genes | Increased CXCR4, mTOR pathway activation, p21 up-regulation [47] |
Daratumumab (DARA)Elotuzumab | Monoclonal Abs | CD38CD319/ SLAMF7/CS1 | ADCC, ADCP, CDC, immunomodulatory effects ADCC, NK-cell activation | |
Selinexor | Nuclear export inhibitors | XPO1 | Nuclear export blockadeReduction of DDR proteins | (In vitro) alterations in signaling pathways downstream of XPO1 [50] |
ADCC: antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity; ADCP: antibody-dependent cellular phagocytosis; CDC: complement-dependent cytotoxicity
SO performed data analyses and the writing of the paper. JM supervised the writing of the paper.
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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This work was supported by grants from INCa (Institut National du Cancer) PLBIO18-362 PIT-MM and PLBIO19-098 INCA_13832FATidique, ANR (the French National Research Agency) under the “Investissements d’avenir” program with the reference ANR-16-IDEX-0006, ANR (TIE-Skip; 2017-CE15-0024-01), ANR-18-CE15-0010-01 PLASMADIFF-3D, SIRIC Montpellier Cancer (INCa_Inserm_DGOS_12553), Labex EpiGenMed and Institut Universitaire de France. The funders had no role in analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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