Abstract
Breast cancer cells have long been inhibited by polypyridine Ru(II) complexes, which are excellent antitumor agents. Due to their multi-targeting properties, this class of ruthenium complexes has received increasing attention as anticancer drug candidates approach to various cellular targets. The aim of this review is to give information about the ligands that were carefully chosen for ruthenium complexes. There has been a great deal of interest in using ruthenium-based complexes to treat breast cancer. Several species have shown potential as treatment candidates. However, further research is needed to determine how these agents affect the metastatic potential of breast cancer cells. The mechanism of action of Ru-based anticancer candidates NAMI-A and KP1019 during phase I clinical trials has been discussed. This article explains hormone-positive breast cancer and triple-negative breast-cancer treatment by using Ru complexes. Although platinum (Pt-based) anticancer medication is widely used in cancer treatment, a minor improvement has been seen and that is Platinum replaced with Ruthenium for its anticancer properties. We have also highlighted the best effective ruthenium-based complexes in treating T.N.B.C. (triple-negative breast cancer) here in this collection.
Funding source: Pakistan Academy of Sciences
Award Identifier / Grant number: 2-9/PAS/241
Funding source: Higher Education Commision, Pakistan
Award Identifier / Grant number: NRPU # 8198
Acknowledgment
The authors are thankful to the higher education commission of Pakistan for awarding research grant NRPU # 8198 and Pakistan Academy of Science (PAS) award letter number 5–9/PAS/241.
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Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
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Research funding: None declared.
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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