Inhibiting the hypoxia response for cancer therapy: the new kid on the block.

Clin Cancer Res

Department of Experimental Therapeutics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.

Published: October 2009

The hypoxia-inducible transcription factor (HIF)-1alpha inhibitor KC7F2 described in this issue of Clinical Cancer Research is the newest addition to an emerging class of antitumor agents targeting the hypoxia response. Here, we discuss the proposed mechanism of action of KC7F2 and its potential strengths and limitations in comparison with other promising HIF-1alpha inhibitors.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2760048PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-09-1650DOI Listing

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