Bacterial cancer therapy: A turning point for new paradigms

Vijayakumar Mayakrishnan, Priya Kannappan, Nagendran Tharmalingam, Rajendran J.C. Bose, Thiagarajan Madheswaran, Mohankandhasamy Ramasamy

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Abstract

Cancer treatments have advanced considerably in recent years, appreciably enhancing the quality of life and survival of cancer patients. However, standard cancer treatments still have limitations that must be improved. In recent years, bacteria-based cancer therapy has gained much more attention owing to its unique properties that are unachievable with standard therapeutics. Bacteria species such as Salmonella, Clostridium, and Listeria have been shown to control tumor growth with improved prognosis in experimental animal models and clinical settings.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2043-2050
Number of pages8
JournalDrug Discovery Today
Volume27
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2022

Keywords

  • Anticancer
  • Bacterial-mediated
  • Engineered bacteria
  • Payload delivery
  • Tumor microenvironment
  • Tumor targeting

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pharmacology
  • Drug Discovery

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