Review Article

Tumor Suppressor Gene-Based Nanotherapy: From Test Tube to the Clinic

Table 1

Tumor suppressor genes tested as cancer therapeutic in preclinical studies.

TSGCancerAnimal modelTherapeutic outcomesMolecular events

E1AOvarianIntraperitoneal tumorReduced abdominal tumor burden; increased animal survivalApoptosis, reduced ascites, and cell cycle arrest
p53LungSubcutaneous tumor; experimental lung metastasisTumor-growth inhibition; reduced extrapulmonary tumor nodules and increased animal survivalCell cycle arrest, apoptosis, andantiangiogenesis
FhitLungSubcutaneous tumor; experimental lung metastasisTumor-growth inhibition; reduced extrapulmonary tumor nodules and increased animal survivalCell cycle arrest and apoptosis
IL-24LungSubcutaneous tumor; experimental lung metastasisTumor-growth inhibition; reduced extrapulmonary tumor nodules; increased animal survivalCell cycle arrest, apoptosis, antiangiogenesis, and autophagy proimmune activity
Fus1LungSubcutaneous tumor; experimental lung metastasisTumor-growth inhibition; reduced extrapulmonary tumor nodules; increased animal survivalCell cycle arrest and apoptosis
BiKDDPancreasSubcutaneous tumor; orthotopic tumorTumor-growth inhibition; reduced metastasis, increased animal survivalApoptosis