Targeting galectin-driven regulatory circuits in cancer and fibrosis

Comprehensive summary from Gabriel Rabinovich Karina V. Marino Alejandro Cagnoni Diego Croci Russo (University of Buenos Aires) on the array of galectin-targeted strategies, including small-molecule carbohydrate inhibitors, natural polysaccharides and their derivatives, peptides, peptidomimetics, and biological agents reviewing the results of clinical trials that aim to evaluate the efficacy of galectin inhibitors in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, and cancer.

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