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ReviewBiomedicines2025

Pt(IV) Complexes as Anticancer Drugs and Their Relationship with Oxidative Stress.

Vlad Iova, Radu Ciprian Tincu, Ioana Scrobota, Mihail Silviu Tudosie

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Review in Biomedicines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Vlad IovaFaculty of Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0009-0008-7939-0086
Radu Ciprian TincuFaculty of Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Ioana ScrobotaDepartment of Dental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 1st Decembrie Street, 410073 Oradea, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-2643-761X
Mihail Silviu TudosieFaculty of Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.

Funding

KING CAROL I-st research fellowship granted by the Romanian Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization contract number 3RCI/22.12.2023.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite continuous research, cancer is still a leading cause of death worldwide; therefore, new methods of cancer management improvement are emerging. It is well known that in the pathophysiology of cancer, oxidative stress (OS) is a significant factor. Nevertheless, there is currently no quick or easy way to identify OS in cancer patients using blood tests. Currently, in cancer treatments, Pt(IV) complexes are preferred to Pt(II) complexes in terms of adverse effects, drug resistance, and administration methods. Intracellular reductants convert Pt(IV) complexes to their Pt(II) analogs, which are Pt compounds with anti-carcinogenic effects. Our aim was to find out if Pt(IV) complexes could be used to assess blood oxidative stress indicators and, consequently, monitor the development of cancer. In this review, we analyzed previous research using the PubMed and Google Scholar public databases to verify the potential use of Pt(IV) complexes in cancer management. We found that two main serum antioxidants, glutathione and ascorbic acid, which are easily measured using conventional methods, react favorably with Pt(IV) complexes. Our research results suggest Pt(IV) complexes as therapeutic anticancer drugs and potential diagnosis agents. However, further research must be conducted to verify this hypothesis.

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anticancer prodrugsascorbic acidcancerglutathioneoxidative stressPt(IV)

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PMID40299672
PMCPMC12024748

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