The application discloses application of lumacaftor in improving
paclitaxel resistance of triple-negative
breast cancer, and belongs to the technical field of biological
medicine. The application provides application of a
drug composition in preparation of a
drug for preventing and / or treating
paclitaxel-resistant triple-negative
breast cancer; and an
active ingredient of the
drug composition is lumacaftor and
paclitaxel. It is found for the first time that lumacaftor can significantly enhance the killing effect of paclitaxel on TNBC drug-resistant cells, and the mechanism may be related to inhibition of
glycolysis pathway,
recovery of
cell cycle arrest and promotion of
apoptosis signal. Experimental results prove that, as a GTM1
agonist, lumacaftor can inhibit the
AMPK-
glycolysis pathway and reduce
lactic acid generation; in combination with paclitaxel in paclitaxel-resistant cells,
cell proliferation is significantly inhibited, but the effect is not significant in parent cells. Therefore, lumacaftor can be used as a
chemosensitizer for paclitaxel-resistant triple-negative
breast cancer, and has a clear mechanism and good application prospect.