Atossa Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ATOS)has announced groundbreaking research findings on compounds that work synergistically with (Z)-endoxifen for breast cancer treatment. The discovery, presented at the 2024 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, utilized both insilico and chemical screening approaches to identify compounds that target specific enzymes and proteins involved in tumor survival.
The research demonstrated that combinations of these newly discovered compounds with (Z)-endoxifen induced enhanced cell death in MCF-7 breast cancer cells, particularly when using inhibitors of MEK, PI3K, and AKT. The findings suggest promising potential for combination therapies targeting topoisomerase, CDK, mTOR/PI3K, and AKT alongside (Z)-endoxifen, though further research is needed.