The roles, controversies, and combination therapies of autophagy in lung cancer
- 21 September 2021
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Cell Biology International
- Vol. 46 (1), 3-11
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cbin.11704
Abstract
Background Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of death among men and women worldwide. The disease initially has a silent phenotype, which leads to the progression of the disease and ultimately the lack of proper response to routine treatments. Autophagy, known as an intracellular "recycle bin" for the degradation of defective proteins and molecules, is one of the mechanisms that has been considered in the context of cancer in recent years. Objective This study aims to provide a comprehensive review of published articles on autophagy in the context of lung cancer to have a complete view of the role of autophagy in lung cancer and its possible treatments. Methods PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar were searched until June 15 to find related articles. No specific search filters or restrictions were applied. The results were entered into reference management software for aggregation and management. The full text of all articles was screened and studied. Findings Studies on the exact function of autophagy in lung cancer are contradictory, but what can be concluded from a review of literature on lung cancer is that targeting autophagy combined with traditional routine therapies such as chemotherapy, especially in advanced stages of lung cancer, can be an effective anti-cancer approach.Keywords
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