Knockdown of ZNF143/SAV1 signaling impaired the therapeutic effect of HWM, and treatment with verteporfin, pharmacological inhibition of YAP/TAZ, reversed the effects of knockdown of SAV1. Therefore, HWM might offer a potent strategy for managing TNBC effectively.

P1, N=9, Completed, Roswell Park Cancer Institute | Active, not recruiting --> Completed | Trial completion date: Oct 2026 --> Oct 2025

Foslip-PDT was effective in reprograming M2 macrophages to tumor-killing M1 macrophages. This study opens the way to combine direct tumor damage with TME modulation.

P2, N=12, Not yet recruiting, Odense University Hospital

P3, N=86, Completed, Shanghai Fudan-Zhangjiang Bio-Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | Recruiting --> Completed

To mitigate the off-target toxicity of verteporfin, a YAP1 inhibitor, we develop macrophage-membrane-camouflaged hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles (M@O-VNPs) co-loaded with verteporfin and oxaliplatin...By inducing immunogenic cell death, M@O-VNPs remodel the tumor microenvironment and enhance ICB efficacy while minimizing systemic toxicity. The therapeutic potential of this strategy is supported by synergistic antitumor effects of M@O-VNPs combined with anti-PD-1 therapy in genetically engineered and syngeneic GC models.

Finally, we found that psoralen interacts with CRMP2 and suppresses the development of lung metastases in breast cancer. In conclusion, our findings uncover a critical CRMP2-related mechanism behind breast tumor metastasis, and the CRMP2-ILF3-CXCL10 axis may provide a potential therapeutic strategy for controlling breast cancer metastasis.

Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) involves the reinfusion of autologous peripheral blood lymphocytes rendered apoptotic by in vitro exposure to psoralen and ultraviolet A light...Additionally, we documented an increase in circulating regulatory T cells, which are recognized as suppressing pro-atherogenic immune responses. These findings support the translational potential of a preclinical atheroprotection model and provide a proof of concept for clinical trials evaluating ECP in autoimmune diseases associated with accelerated atherosclerosis, where achieving dual benefits, clinical improvement and reduced cardiovascular risk, may be feasible.

To overcome this, we screened various metalloporphyrins and identified Cu-based verteporfin as an effective YAP inhibitor, so that a tumor-targeted nanosystem termed CuVP-F127-IKE-Mem is developed, which integrates the YAP inhibitor copper-verteporfin metalloporphyrin and the ferroptosis inducer imidazole ketone erastin (IKE) into cancer cell membrane-coated nanoparticles. In pancreatic cancer, CuVP-F127-IKE-Mem significantly enhances ferroptosis sensitivity, suppresses YAP/SLC7A11 signaling, and exhibits potent tumor growth inhibition in vivo. This YAP-targeted transcriptional regulation strategy establishes a new paradigm for overcoming ferroptosis resistance.

In this study, we designed and synthesized Photodegradation-Targeting Chimeras (PDTACs) by conjugating a clinically approved photosensitizer, verteporfin, to a PD-L1-targeted peptide...In mouse models with immune cold tumors, PPA-VPF elicited robust adaptive antitumor immunity and effectively inhibited the growth of both primary and distant tumors. This PD-L1-targeted PDTAC achieved immune checkpoint blockade and ICD induction in a single therapeutic mode using one molecular species, presenting a novel strategy for combinational immunotherapy, particularly in immune cold tumors.

P=N/A, N=125, Recruiting, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | Not yet recruiting --> Recruiting

P3, N=100, Recruiting, Steba Biotech S.A. | Trial primary completion date: Jun 2025 --> Mar 2026