title: The CXCR4/SDF-1 chemokine receptor axis: a new target therapeutic for non-small cell lung cancer.
abstract: Chemokines are proinflammatory chemoattractant cytokines that regulate cell trafficking and adhesion. The CXCR4 chemokine receptor and its ligand, stromal cell derived factor (SDF-1), constitute a chemokine/receptor axis that has attracted great interest because of an increasing understanding of its role in cancer, including lung cancer. The CXCR4/SDF-1 complex activates several pathways that mediate chemotaxis, migration and secretion of angiopoietic factors. Neutralization of SDF-1 by anti-SDF-1 or anti-CXCR4 monoclonal antibody in preclinical in vivo studies results in a significant decrease of non-small cell lung cancer metastases. Since anti-SDF-1/CXCR4 strategies have already been developed for use in combating human immunodeficiency virus infections, it is likely that these approaches will be used in clinical trials in non-small cell lung cancer in the very near future.
authors.affiliation: University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
authors.forename: Shannon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Otsuka
authors.forename: Gwyn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bebb
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D054377:Chemokine CXCL12 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D019718:Receptors, CXCR4 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D054377:Chemokine CXCL12; D019718:Receptors, CXCR4