Osteosarcoma is an aggressive bone tumor. Itrepresents the principal cause of cancer-associated death in children.Considering the recent findings on the role of iron in cancer, iron chelation has been investigated for its antineoplastic properties in many tumors. Deferasirox is the most used iron chelator compound and in previous studies showed an anticancer effectinhematologic and solid malignancies. Eltrombopag is a Thrombopoietin receptor used in thrombocytopenia, that also binds and mobilize iron. It demonstrated an effect in iron overload conditions and also in contrasting cancer cells proliferation.

Effects of Iron Chelation in Osteosarcoma

Perrotta, Silverio;Rossi, Francesca;
2021

Abstract

Osteosarcoma is an aggressive bone tumor. Itrepresents the principal cause of cancer-associated death in children.Considering the recent findings on the role of iron in cancer, iron chelation has been investigated for its antineoplastic properties in many tumors. Deferasirox is the most used iron chelator compound and in previous studies showed an anticancer effectinhematologic and solid malignancies. Eltrombopag is a Thrombopoietin receptor used in thrombocytopenia, that also binds and mobilize iron. It demonstrated an effect in iron overload conditions and also in contrasting cancer cells proliferation.
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