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ReviewJournal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry2023

Organoboronic acids/esters as effective drug and prodrug candidates in cancer treatments: challenge and hope.

Mothana K Al-Omari, Mai Elaarag, Raed M Al-Zoubi, Ahmad R Al-Qudimat, Ayman A Zarour, Enas A Al-Hurani, Zainab E Fares, Leena M Alkharraz, Mohanad Shkoor, Abdulilah D Bani-Yaseen and 3 more

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Review in Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Recent Development of Boron-Containing Small-Molecule Anticancer Agents.ACS pharmacology & translational science · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Mothana K Al-OmariDepartment of Chemistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-6226-9860
Mai ElaaragSurgical Research Section, Department of Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0001-6192-5654
Raed M Al-ZoubiDepartment of Chemistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-0548-429X
Ahmad R Al-QudimatSurgical Research Section, Department of Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0003-1161-7244
Ayman A ZarourFaculty of Medicine, Univerity of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-5070-7803
Enas A Al-HuraniDepartment of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1501-1971
Zainab E FaresDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, QU-Health, College of Health Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-0661-3487
Leena M AlkharrazDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, QU-Health, College of Health Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-4168-8548
Mohanad ShkoorDepartment of Chemistry and Earth Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-6748-3663
Abdulilah D Bani-YaseenDepartment of Chemistry and Earth Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0001-7435-9751
Omar M AboumarzoukSurgical Research Section, Department of Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-7961-7614
Aksam YassinCenter of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dresden International University, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5457-3443
Abdulla A Al-AnsariSurgical Research Section, Department of Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-6242-5667

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Boronic acids/esters have recently emerged in the field of medicinal and pharmaceutical research due to their exceptional oxophilicity, low toxicity, and unique structure. They are known as potent enzyme inhibitors, cancer therapy capture agents, and can mimic certain types of antibodies to fight infections. They have been designed and developed into drugs, and this approach has emerged in the last 20 years. Five boronic acid drugs have been approved by the FDA and Health Canada, two of which are used to treat cancer, specifically multiple myeloma. The purpose of this review is to investigate boronic acid/ester derivatives as potential pharmaceutical agents as well as the mechanism of action. It will concentrate on six types of cancer: multiple myeloma, prostate cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, cervical cancer, and colon cancer. Some newly developed boron-containing compounds have already demonstrated highly promising activities, but further investigation is required before final conclusions can be drawn.

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Multiple MyelomaProdrugsBoron CompoundsBoronic AcidsEstersHumansBoron CompoundsBoronic AcidsEstersProdrugsBoronic acidcancer diseasedrugenzyme inhibitormechanism

Identifiers

PMID37318308
PMCPMC10351539

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