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Zemtsov D.S.

Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia

Esimbekova A.R.

Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia

Zinchenko I.S.

Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia

Ruksha T.G.

Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia

Antisense oligonucleotides in oncology: prospects and limitations of use in clinical practice

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Zemtsov D.S., Esimbekova A.R., Zinchenko I.S., Ruksha T.G.

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Journal: P.A. Herzen Journal of Oncology. 2021;10(4): 59‑65

DOI: 10.17116/onkolog20211004159

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ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDES IN ONCOLOGY: PROSPECTS AND LIMITATIONS OF USE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDES IN ONCOLOGY: PROSPECTS AND LIMITATIONS OF USE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

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Zemtsov DS, Esimbekova AR, Zinchenko IS, Ruksha TG. Antisense oligonucleotides in oncology: prospects and limitations of use in clinical practice. P.A. Herzen Journal of Oncology. 2021;10(4):59‑65. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/onkolog20211004159

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Abstract:

Cancers are steadily a leading cause of death in many countries of the world. The use of conventional therapies, including surgical excision, radiation, and chemotherapy, substantially increases survival rates in cancer patients. At the same time, resistance to therapy is the main cause of death in disseminated cancers. The widespread use of genome sequencing technologies has revealed considerable genetic and epigenetic changes in tumor cells, which makes it reasonable to develop new therapeutic approaches aimed at affecting individual molecules, in particular, by using antisense oligonucleotides. However, to date, the results of using these tools are very modest. The use of antisense oligonucleotide-based drugs has been approved for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, familial amyloid neuropathy, and macular degeneration. This literature review analyzes the current state of biomedical researches aimed at using antisense oligonucleotides in oncology, the advantages, disadvantages and limitations of these methods, and the prospects for modern experimental and practical medicine.

Keywords:

antisense oligonucleotides
gene therapy
malignant neoplasms

Authors:

Zemtsov D.S.

Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia

Esimbekova A.R.

Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia

Zinchenko I.S.

Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia

Ruksha T.G.

Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia

Received:

12.05.2021

Accepted:

17.05.2021

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