ReviewTranslational oncology2022
PLK1 inhibition-based combination therapies for cancer management.
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68 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 97 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The logarithmic phase as a therapeutic direction: evaluating pharmacological strategies against cancer progression.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026Review
- Identification of Natural Flavonoids Targeting PLK-1 as Potential Anti-Metastatic Agents: A Computational Approach.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Platelet transcriptomic signatures in pediatric brain tumors distinguish cancer from cancer-free control.Acta neuropathologica communications · 2026Article
- Bosutinib Inhibits USP9X to Suppress the Proliferation, Migration, Angiogenesis and Glycolysis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells by Deubiquitinating PLK1.Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology · 2026Article
- Genomic Catastrophe Defines the Evolutionary Trajectory of Adrenocortical Carcinoma.Endocrine pathology · 2026Article
- The Trifecta of Polo-Like Kinases, Cancer, and the Immune System: Emerging Intersections and Therapeutic Insights.Molecular cancer research : MCR · 2026Review
- Potent synthetic lethality between PLK1 and EYA family inhibitors in tumors of the central and peripheral nervous systems.Genes & development · 2026Article
- Targeting PLK1 Reduces MMP10 to Enhance Radiosensitivity in HPV- Head and Neck Cancer.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026Article
- Targeting PLK1 potentiates the antitumor efficacy of EGFR-TKIs through inhibiting the JAK1/STAT3 pathway.Cell death & disease · 2026Article
- Discovery of Small Molecule Inhibitors against Polo-Like Kinase 1 Targeting Breast Cancer.Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry · 2026Article
- SIDISH integrates single-cell and bulk transcriptomics to identify high-risk cells and guide precision therapeutics through in silico perturbation.Nature communications · 2025Article
- PLK1 or WEE1 inhibition targets homologous recombination repair proficiency in BRCA1/2 wild-type high-grade serous ovarian cancer.Cell death & disease · 2025Article
- Discovery of a novel PLK1 inhibitor with high inhibitory potency using a combined virtual screening strategy.Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry · 2025Article
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- Polo-Like Kinase 1 Expression in Colorectal Cancer: Association With RAS Mutations.Cancer science · 2025Article
- Onvansertib-Based Second-Line Therapies in Combination with Gemcitabine and Carboplatin in Patient-Derived Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Carcinomas.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Advances in research on the intestinal microbiota in the mechanism and prevention of colorectal cancer (Review).Molecular medicine reports · 2025Review
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Abstract
Polo-like kinase I (PLK1), a cell cycle regulating kinase, has been shown to have oncogenic function in several cancers. Although PLK1 inhibitors, such as BI2536, BI6727 (volasertib) and NMS-1286937 (onvansertib) are generally well-tolerated with a favorable pharmacokinetic profile, clinical successes are limited due to partial responses in cancer patients, especially those in advanced stages. Recently, combination therapies targeting multiple pathways are being tested for cancer management. In this review, we first discuss structure and function of PLK1, role of PLK1 in cancers, PLK1 specific inhibitors, and advantages of using combination therapy versus monotherapy followed by a critical account on PLK1-based combination therapies in cancer treatments, especially highlighting recent advancements and challenges. PLK1 inhibitors in combination with chemotherapy drugs and targeted small molecules have shown superior effects against cancer both in vitro and in vivo. PLK1-based combination therapies have shown increased apoptosis, disrupted cell cycle, and potential to overcome resistance in cancer cells/tissues over monotherapies. Further, with successes in preclinical experiments, researchers are validating such approaches in clinical trials. Although PLK1-based combination therapies have achieved initial success in clinical studies, there are examples where they have failed to improve patient survival. Therefore, further research is needed to identify and validate novel biologically informed co-targets for PLK1-based combinatorial therapies. Employing a network-based analysis, we identified potential PLK1 co-targets that could be examined further. In addition, understanding the mechanisms of synergism between PLK1 inhibitors and other agents may lead to a better approach on which agents to pair with PLK1 inhibition for optimum cancer treatment.
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