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SUBMITTER: McDonald PC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9322110 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
McDonald Paul C PC Chafe Shawn C SC Supuran Claudiu T CT Dedhar Shoukat S
Cancers 20220706 14
Carbonic Anhydrase IX (CAIX) is a major metabolic effector of tumor hypoxia and regulates intra- and extracellular pH and acidosis. Significant advances have been made recently in the development of therapeutic targeting of CAIX. These approaches include antibody-based immunotherapy, as well as use of antibodies to deliver toxic and radioactive payloads. In addition, a large number of small molecule inhibitors which inhibit the enzymatic activity of CAIX have been described. In this commentary, ...[more]