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Review
. 2002 Sep;2(9):657-72.
doi: 10.1038/nrc884.

Strategies for MMP inhibition in cancer: innovations for the post-trial era

Christopher Mark Overall  1 , Carlos López-Otín
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Strategies for MMP inhibition in cancer: innovations for the post-trial era

Christopher Mark Overall et al. Nat Rev Cancer. 2002 Sep.

Abstract

For more than two decades, the view that tumour-associated matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) were required for peritumour tissue degradation and metastasis dominated the drive to develop MMP inhibitors as anticancer therapeutics. Until recently, clinical trials with MMP inhibitors have yielded disappointing results, highlighting the need for better insight into the mechanisms by which this growing family of multifunctional enzymes contribute to tumour growth. It is now recognized that MMP activity is tightly regulated at several levels, providing new avenues for blocking these enzymes. What are the different approaches that can be used to target MMPs, and which of these might lead to new therapeutic strategies for cancer?

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