Table 5 Potential directly and indirectly available activators of the LKB1-AMPK pathway.

From: Immunometabolism in cancer: basic mechanisms and new targeting strategy

Target

Drug

Phase/status

Tumor type

Treatment

ClinicalTrials. govIdentifier

LKB1-AMPK activators

 AMPK

Metformin

III Ongoing

Endometrial cancer stage I

Monotherapy

NCT04792749

II Ongoing

Metastatic prostate cancer

Monotherapy

NCT04926155

II Ongoing

Bladder cancer

Monotherapy

NCT03379909

IV Ongoing

Breast cancer female

With Atorvastatin

NCT05507398

Early I Ongoing

Prostate cancer

Monotherapy

NCT05515978

III Ongoing

Non-small cell lung cancer

Monotherapy

NCT05445791

I Ongoing

Advanced pancreatic cancer, advanced solid tumor

With Simvastatin, Digoxin

NCT03889795

II Ongoing

Hepatocellular cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer

With Vitamin C

NCT04033107

II Ongoing

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

With Pembrolizumab

NCT04414540

I Ongoing

Oral cavity carcinoma

Monotherapy

NCT05536037

II Ongoing

Preleukemia

Monotherapy

NCT04741945

II Ongoing

Osteosarcoma

Ewing sarcoma

Monotherapy

NCT04758000

II Ongoing

Glioblastoma

With Temozolomide

NCT04945148

I/II Ongoing

Melanoma

With Vemurafenib

NCT01638676

I/II Ongoing

Melanoma

With Dabrafenib, Trametinib

NCT02143050

II Ongoing

Relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Monotherapy

NCT01750567

II Completed

Breast cancer

Monotherapy

NCT00930579

II Completed

Prostate cancer

Monotherapy

NCT01243385

II Completed

Colon cancer

Monotherapy

NCT03359681

I Completed

Epithelial ovarian cancer

With Carboplatin, Paclitaxel

NCT02312661

II Completed

Locally advanced pancreatic cancer

Metastatic pancreatic cancer

With gemcitabine, erlotinib

NCT01210911

Resveratrol

I Completed

Colon cancer

Monotherapy

NCT00256334

I Completed

Adenocarcinoma of the colon, Adenocarcinoma of the rectum

Monotherapy

NCT00433576

Alpha lipoic acid

I Ongoing

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Monotherapy

NCT04042935