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Role of antidiarrheal agents nifuroxazide in antitumor multi‑target anticancer, multi‑mechanism anticancer drug (Review)

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    Affiliations: Oncology Department, Qingdao Endocrine and Diabetes Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266000, P.R. China, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong 250000, P.R. China, Oncology Department, Qingdao Endocrine and Diabetes Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266000, P.R. China, Emergency Department, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266100, P.R. China
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Abstract

Nifuroxazide (NFZ) is an antimicrobial drug, which has been found to be a promising antitumor agent in recent years. In addition to being a classic STAT3 inhibitor, NFZ can also act on IL‑6 and exert an anti‑tumor role through inflammatory factor pathways. It can also bind to target proteins of aldehyde dehydrogenase 1, one of the families of E‑twenty‑six transcription factors and ubiquitin‑specific protease 21 to play an anti‑tumor role in different pathways. NFZ is able to act on the tumor cell microenvironment to inhibit tumor angiogenesis and tumor cell migration, enhance tumor immune cells, increase the cytotoxicity of tumor cells and enhance the anti‑tumor effect of other drugs. Furthermore, it has high safety with few toxic side effects. The anti‑tumor mechanisms of NFZ were described in the current review, aiming to provide insight and a reference for future studies promoting the implementation of NFZ as an anti‑tumor drug in the clinic.
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Liu L, Ma C, Ji J, Gao R and Li D: Role of antidiarrheal agents nifuroxazide in antitumor multi‑target anticancer, multi‑mechanism anticancer drug (Review). Oncol Lett 29: 260, 2025.
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Liu, L., Ma, C., Ji, J., Gao, R., & Li, D. (2025). Role of antidiarrheal agents nifuroxazide in antitumor multi‑target anticancer, multi‑mechanism anticancer drug (Review). Oncology Letters, 29, 260. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2025.15006
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Liu, L., Ma, C., Ji, J., Gao, R., Li, D."Role of antidiarrheal agents nifuroxazide in antitumor multi‑target anticancer, multi‑mechanism anticancer drug (Review)". Oncology Letters 29.6 (2025): 260.
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Liu, L., Ma, C., Ji, J., Gao, R., Li, D."Role of antidiarrheal agents nifuroxazide in antitumor multi‑target anticancer, multi‑mechanism anticancer drug (Review)". Oncology Letters 29, no. 6 (2025): 260. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2025.15006
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Liu L, Ma C, Ji J, Gao R and Li D: Role of antidiarrheal agents nifuroxazide in antitumor multi‑target anticancer, multi‑mechanism anticancer drug (Review). Oncol Lett 29: 260, 2025.
APA
Liu, L., Ma, C., Ji, J., Gao, R., & Li, D. (2025). Role of antidiarrheal agents nifuroxazide in antitumor multi‑target anticancer, multi‑mechanism anticancer drug (Review). Oncology Letters, 29, 260. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2025.15006
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Liu, L., Ma, C., Ji, J., Gao, R., Li, D."Role of antidiarrheal agents nifuroxazide in antitumor multi‑target anticancer, multi‑mechanism anticancer drug (Review)". Oncology Letters 29.6 (2025): 260.
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Liu, L., Ma, C., Ji, J., Gao, R., Li, D."Role of antidiarrheal agents nifuroxazide in antitumor multi‑target anticancer, multi‑mechanism anticancer drug (Review)". Oncology Letters 29, no. 6 (2025): 260. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2025.15006
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