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Table 4 Aptamer-drug conjugations as cancer-targeted therapeutics

From: Aptamers as an approach to targeted cancer therapy

Aptamer names

Aptamer

Target

Drug

Type of cancer

Refs.

sgc8c

DNA

CCRF-CEM cell

Doxorubicin

T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, T-cell ALL

[72]

TLS11a-GC

DNA

LH86 cell

Doxorubicin

Human hepatocellular carcinoma

[73]

MA3

DNA

MUC1 protein

Doxorubicin

Human breast, liver &lung cancer

[74]

HB5

DNA

HER2 protein

Doxorubicin

Breast cancer

[75]

EpDT3 & Scr-EpDT3

RNA

EpCAM protein

Doxorubicin

Retinoblastoma

[76]

E07 & mE07

RNA

EGFR protein

Gemcitabine

5-fluorouracil

Pancreatic cancer

[77, 78]

EpCAM aptamer

RNA

EpCAM protein

Doxorubicin

Colorectal cancer

[79]

TLS11a-GC

DNA

HepG2 cell

Doxorubicin

Hepatocellular carcinoma

[80]

AP-1-M

DNA

CD133 protein

Doxorubicin

Anaplastic thyroid cancer

[81]

AS1411/NucA

DNA

Nucleolin

Doxorubicin/Camptothecin

Breast cancer

[82]

XQ-P3

DNA

PD-L1 protein

Paclitaxel

Treating Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

[83]

AS1411

DNA

Nucleolin

Paclitaxel

Ovarian cancer

[84]

CD117-specific aptamer #1F

DNA

CD117

Methotrexate

Acute myeloid leukemia

[85]

E3

RNA

PC3 (PC-3) cells

Monomethyl auristatin E and F

Prostate cancer

[86]

XQ-2d

DNA

CD71

Monomethyl auristatin E

Uveal melanoma

[87]

P19

RNA

PDAC cell lines

Monomethyl auristatin E and derivative of maytansine 1/

Pancreatic Tumor Cell

[88]

HER2 RNA aptamer

RNA

HER2

Mertansine

Breast Cancer

[89]

S30-T1

DNA

CD33

Doxorubicin

Acute myeloid leukemia

[90]

SQ-2

RNA

ALPPL-2

5-fluoro-2′-deoxyuridine

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

[91]

APTA12 (Gemcitabine incorporated G-quadruplex aptamer)

DNA

Nucleolin

Doxorubicin/ Gemcitabine

Breast cancer

[92]

APTA12 (Gemcitabine incorporated G-quadruplex aptamer)

DNA

Nucleolin

Gemcitabine

Pancreatic cancer

[93]

G12msi aptamer

DNA

GPC3 protein

Gemcitabine

Hepatocellular carcinoma

[94]

PDGC21-T

DNA

MDA-MB-231

Gemcitabine

Triple-negative breast cancer

[95]

Modified type of AS1411

DNA

Nucleolin

Gemcitabine

Pancreatic cancer

[96]

ThioAp52

DNA

MAGE-A3

Doxorubicin

Breast, oral, pancreatic, and skin cancer

[97]