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methadone and Astrocytoma, Grade IV

methadone has been researched along with Astrocytoma, Grade IV in 10 studies

Methadone: A synthetic opioid that is used as the hydrochloride. It is an opioid analgesic that is primarily a mu-opioid agonist. It has actions and uses similar to those of MORPHINE. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1082-3)
methadone : A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of dextromethadone and levomethadone. It is a opioid analgesic which is used as a painkiller and as a substitute for heroin in the treatment of heroin addiction.
6-(dimethylamino)-4,4-diphenylheptan-3-one : A ketone that is heptan-3-one substituted by a dimethylamino group at position 6 and two phenyl groups at position 4.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Methadone, which is used as maintenance medication for outpatient treatment of opioid dependence or as an analgesic drug, has been suggested by preclinical in vitro and mouse studies to induce cell death and sensitivity to chemo- or radiotherapy in leukemia, glioblastoma, and carcinoma cells."9.05Against Repurposing Methadone for Glioblastoma Therapy. ( Eckert, F; Ganser, K; Huber, SM; Klumpp, L; Stransky, N; Vatter, T; Zips, D, 2020)
"D,L-methadone (MET), an analgesic drug used for pain treatment and opiate addiction, has achieved attention from oncologists and social media as possible chemoensitizing agent in cancer therapy, notably brain cancer (glioblastoma multiforme, GBM)."8.02Methadone-mediated sensitization of glioblastoma cells is drug and cell line dependent. ( Ciftcioglu, J; Eckstein, N; Haas, B; Jermar, S; Kaina, B; Weickhardt, S, 2021)
"When only treated with D,L-methadone, 1 µM of the opioid was sufficient to reduce viability of fibroblasts, whereas 10 µM was needed to significantly reduce glioblastoma cell viability."7.91D,L-Methadone does not improve radio- and chemotherapy in glioblastoma in vitro. ( Baran-Schmidt, R; Dietterle, J; Gaunitz, F; Glasow, A; Matusova, M; Meixensberger, J; Neumann, K; Oppermann, H, 2019)
"Although having shown promising clinical outcomes, the effectiveness of 5-aminolevulinic acid-based photodynamic therapy (ALA-PDT) for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and glioblastoma remains to be improved."7.91Methadone enhances the effectiveness of 5-aminolevulinic acid-based photodynamic therapy for squamous cell carcinoma and glioblastoma in vitro. ( Buchner, A; Gederaas, OA; Pohla, H; Pongratz, T; Rühm, A; Shi, L; Sroka, R; Stepp, H; Wang, X; Zhang, L; Zimmermann, W, 2019)
"Recently, D,L-methadone has been put forward as adjuvant treatment in glioblastoma (GBM)."7.88Efficacy of D,L-methadone in the treatment of glioblastoma in vitro. ( Brawanski, A; Brawanski, K; Brockhoff, G; Freyschlag, C; Hau, P; Lohmeier, A; Proescholdt, MA; Riemenschneider, MJ; Thomé, C; Vollmann-Zwerenz, A, 2018)
"D,L-methadone can be safely combined with standard glioma chemotherapy without increasing the risk of toxicity or vegetative symptoms such as tachycardia, sweating and restlessness."7.85Safety and Tolerance of D,L-Methadone in Combination with Chemotherapy in Patients with Glioma. ( Friesen, C; Misch, M; Onken, J; Vajkoczy, P, 2017)
"Methadone is an analgesic drug used for pain treatment and heroin substitution."5.56Cytotoxic and Senolytic Effects of Methadone in Combination with Temozolomide in Glioblastoma Cells. ( Beltzig, L; Haas, B; Kaina, B; Piee-Staffa, A, 2020)
"Methadone, which is used as maintenance medication for outpatient treatment of opioid dependence or as an analgesic drug, has been suggested by preclinical in vitro and mouse studies to induce cell death and sensitivity to chemo- or radiotherapy in leukemia, glioblastoma, and carcinoma cells."5.05Against Repurposing Methadone for Glioblastoma Therapy. ( Eckert, F; Ganser, K; Huber, SM; Klumpp, L; Stransky, N; Vatter, T; Zips, D, 2020)
"D,L-methadone (MET), an analgesic drug used for pain treatment and opiate addiction, has achieved attention from oncologists and social media as possible chemoensitizing agent in cancer therapy, notably brain cancer (glioblastoma multiforme, GBM)."4.02Methadone-mediated sensitization of glioblastoma cells is drug and cell line dependent. ( Ciftcioglu, J; Eckstein, N; Haas, B; Jermar, S; Kaina, B; Weickhardt, S, 2021)
" Thus, in the current study, we aimed to investigate the effects of metformin on the development of morphine and/or methadone-induced tolerance in human glioblastoma (T98G) cell line."3.91In vitro evaluation of effects of metformin on morphine and methadone tolerance through mammalian target of rapamycin signaling pathway. ( Dehpour, AR; Esmaeili, J; Sahebgharani, M; Shirooie, S, 2019)
"When only treated with D,L-methadone, 1 µM of the opioid was sufficient to reduce viability of fibroblasts, whereas 10 µM was needed to significantly reduce glioblastoma cell viability."3.91D,L-Methadone does not improve radio- and chemotherapy in glioblastoma in vitro. ( Baran-Schmidt, R; Dietterle, J; Gaunitz, F; Glasow, A; Matusova, M; Meixensberger, J; Neumann, K; Oppermann, H, 2019)
"Although having shown promising clinical outcomes, the effectiveness of 5-aminolevulinic acid-based photodynamic therapy (ALA-PDT) for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and glioblastoma remains to be improved."3.91Methadone enhances the effectiveness of 5-aminolevulinic acid-based photodynamic therapy for squamous cell carcinoma and glioblastoma in vitro. ( Buchner, A; Gederaas, OA; Pohla, H; Pongratz, T; Rühm, A; Shi, L; Sroka, R; Stepp, H; Wang, X; Zhang, L; Zimmermann, W, 2019)
"Recently, D,L-methadone has been put forward as adjuvant treatment in glioblastoma (GBM)."3.88Efficacy of D,L-methadone in the treatment of glioblastoma in vitro. ( Brawanski, A; Brawanski, K; Brockhoff, G; Freyschlag, C; Hau, P; Lohmeier, A; Proescholdt, MA; Riemenschneider, MJ; Thomé, C; Vollmann-Zwerenz, A, 2018)
"D,L-methadone can be safely combined with standard glioma chemotherapy without increasing the risk of toxicity or vegetative symptoms such as tachycardia, sweating and restlessness."3.85Safety and Tolerance of D,L-Methadone in Combination with Chemotherapy in Patients with Glioma. ( Friesen, C; Misch, M; Onken, J; Vajkoczy, P, 2017)
"Methadone is an analgesic drug used for pain treatment and heroin substitution."1.56Cytotoxic and Senolytic Effects of Methadone in Combination with Temozolomide in Glioblastoma Cells. ( Beltzig, L; Haas, B; Kaina, B; Piee-Staffa, A, 2020)
"Glioblastoma are the most frequent and malignant human brain tumors, having a very poor prognosis."1.40Opioid receptor activation triggering downregulation of cAMP improves effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs in treatment of glioblastoma. ( Alt, A; Debatin, KM; Fichtner, I; Friesen, C; Hilger, R; Hormann, I; Miltner, E; Roscher, M, 2014)

Research

Studies (10)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's6 (60.00)24.3611
2020's4 (40.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Vatter, T1
Klumpp, L1
Ganser, K1
Stransky, N1
Zips, D1
Eckert, F1
Huber, SM1
Kaina, B2
Beltzig, L1
Piee-Staffa, A1
Haas, B2
Ciftcioglu, J1
Jermar, S1
Weickhardt, S1
Eckstein, N1
Smit, AM1
Kilian, S1
Emsley, RA1
Luckhoff, HK1
Swartz, L1
Seedat, S1
Asmal, L1
Kloppers, JF1
de Kock, A1
Cronjé, J1
van Marle, AC1
Aouad, MR1
Khan, DJO1
Said, MA1
Al-Kaff, NS1
Rezki, N1
Ali, AA1
Bouqellah, N1
Hagar, M1
Sanga, G1
Jao, I1
Mumba, N1
Mwalukore, S1
Kamuya, D1
Davies, A1
McGready, R1
Rijken, MJ1
Turner, C1
Than, HH1
Tun, NW1
Min, AM1
Hla, S1
Wai, NS1
Proux, K1
Min, TH1
Gilder, ME1
Sneddon, A1
Sorbera, M1
Fischetti, B1
Khaimova, R1
Niewinski, M1
Wen, K1
Tarke, A1
Sidney, J1
Methot, N1
Yu, ED1
Zhang, Y1
Dan, JM1
Goodwin, B1
Rubiro, P1
Sutherland, A1
Wang, E1
Frazier, A1
Ramirez, SI1
Rawlings, SA1
Smith, DM1
da Silva Antunes, R1
Peters, B1
Scheuermann, RH1
Weiskopf, D1
Crotty, S1
Grifoni, A1
Sette, A1
Yan, P1
Liang, DY1
Xu, WH1
Xue, L1
Yu, MF1
Shen, JH1
Liu, QH1
Peng, YB1
Arenas, M1
Algara, M1
De Febrer, G1
Rubio, C1
Sanz, X1
de la Casa, MA1
Vasco, C1
Marín, J1
Fernández-Letón, P1
Villar, J1
Torres-Royo, L1
Villares, P1
Membrive, I1
Acosta, J1
López-Cano, M1
Araguas, P1
Quera, J1
Rodríguez-Tomás, F1
Montero, A1
Buchler, A1
Munch, M1
Farber, G1
Zhao, X1
Al-Haddad, R1
Farber, E1
Rotstein, BH1
Hou, J1
Long, T1
Yang, N1
Chen, D1
Zeng, S1
Zheng, K1
Liao, G1
Hu, S1
De Gregori, S1
De Silvestri, A1
Molinaro, MD1
Monzillo, V1
Biscarini, S1
Colaneri, M1
Gallazzi, I1
Bartoli, A1
Bruno, R1
Seminari, E1
Dang, W1
Xiao, J1
Ma, Q1
Miao, J1
Cao, M1
Chen, L1
Shi, Y1
Yao, X1
Yu, S1
Liu, X1
Cui, Y1
Zhang, X1
Bian, X1
Norlin, JM1
Kellerborg, K1
Odin, P1
Onken, J1
Friesen, C2
Vajkoczy, P1
Misch, M1
Brawanski, K1
Brockhoff, G1
Hau, P1
Vollmann-Zwerenz, A1
Freyschlag, C1
Lohmeier, A1
Riemenschneider, MJ1
Thomé, C1
Brawanski, A1
Proescholdt, MA1
Shirooie, S1
Sahebgharani, M1
Esmaeili, J1
Dehpour, AR1
Oppermann, H1
Matusova, M1
Glasow, A1
Dietterle, J1
Baran-Schmidt, R1
Neumann, K1
Meixensberger, J1
Gaunitz, F1
Shi, L1
Buchner, A1
Pohla, H1
Pongratz, T1
Rühm, A1
Zimmermann, W1
Gederaas, OA1
Zhang, L1
Wang, X1
Stepp, H1
Sroka, R1
Hormann, I1
Roscher, M1
Fichtner, I1
Alt, A1
Hilger, R1
Debatin, KM1
Miltner, E1

Reviews

1 review available for methadone and Astrocytoma, Grade IV

ArticleYear
Against Repurposing Methadone for Glioblastoma Therapy.
    Biomolecules, 2020, 06-17, Volume: 10, Issue:6

    Topics: Antineoplastic Agents; Brain Neoplasms; Drug Repositioning; Glioblastoma; Humans; Methadone; Recepto

2020

Trials

1 trial available for methadone and Astrocytoma, Grade IV

ArticleYear
    The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa, 2021, Volume: 27

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Antibodies

2021

Other Studies

8 other studies available for methadone and Astrocytoma, Grade IV

ArticleYear
Cytotoxic and Senolytic Effects of Methadone in Combination with Temozolomide in Glioblastoma Cells.
    International journal of molecular sciences, 2020, Sep-23, Volume: 21, Issue:19

    Topics: Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Cell Line, Tumor; Cellular Senescence; Cytotoxins; D

2020
Methadone-mediated sensitization of glioblastoma cells is drug and cell line dependent.
    Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology, 2021, Volume: 147, Issue:3

    Topics: Analgesics, Opioid; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Brain Neoplasms; Cell Line, Tumo

2021
Safety and Tolerance of D,L-Methadone in Combination with Chemotherapy in Patients with Glioma.
    Anticancer research, 2017, Volume: 37, Issue:3

    Topics: Aged; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Biopsy; Brain Neoplasms; Clinical Trials as To

2017
Efficacy of D,L-methadone in the treatment of glioblastoma in vitro.
    CNS oncology, 2018, 07-01, Volume: 7, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Analgesics, Opioid; Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; Apoptosis; Brain Neoplasms; Cell Line,

2018
In vitro evaluation of effects of metformin on morphine and methadone tolerance through mammalian target of rapamycin signaling pathway.
    Journal of cellular physiology, 2019, Volume: 234, Issue:3

    Topics: AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases; Analgesics, Opioid; Animals; Cell Line, Tumor; Cyclic AMP; Dru

2019
D,L-Methadone does not improve radio- and chemotherapy in glioblastoma in vitro.
    Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology, 2019, Volume: 83, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Analgesics, Opioid; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Brain Neoplasms; Ce

2019
Methadone enhances the effectiveness of 5-aminolevulinic acid-based photodynamic therapy for squamous cell carcinoma and glioblastoma in vitro.
    Journal of biophotonics, 2019, Volume: 12, Issue:10

    Topics: Aminolevulinic Acid; Apoptosis; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Cell Cycle; Cell Line, Tumor; Drug Synergi

2019
Opioid receptor activation triggering downregulation of cAMP improves effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs in treatment of glioblastoma.
    Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.), 2014, Volume: 13, Issue:10

    Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Apoptosis; Brain Neoplasms; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; Cy

2014