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Platinum and Other Heavy Metal Compounds in Cancer Chemotherapy: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Applications

By Franco M. Muggia (auth.) , Andrea Bonetti , Roberto Leone , Franco M. Muggia , Stephen B. Howell (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Humana Press
Year
2009
ISBN
1603274588, 9781603274586, 9781603274593
DOI
10.1007/978-1-60327-459-3
LCC
RC271.C5 I58 2007
Open Library ID
OL24378862M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14537244 bytes)
Series
Cancer Drug Discovery and Development
Edition
1
Pages
383\377
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04
Cancer Research; Pharmacology/Toxicology

Description

The platinum-containing chemotherapeutic agents remain key components of many of the most effective regimens for the treatment of cancer. New information about the chemistry, pharmacology and molecular mechanisms by which these drugs work is leading to both the development of new drugs and more effective use of existing members of this class. Better definition of the genetic basis of malignancies is offering intriguing new insights in to how to use these drugs in a more individualized manner. "Platinum and Other Heavy Metal Compounds in Cancer Chemotherapy: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Applications", edited by Andrea Bonetti, Steve B. Howell, Roberto Leone, and Franco Muggia, provides succinct summaries of the major new developments in field of platinum drug therapy drawn from presentations made at the 10th International Symposium on Platinum Coordination Compounds in Cancer Chemotherapy that took place in Verona, Italy, in December 2007. This meeting, held once every 4 years, brought together the world’s leading investigators working on platinum drugs and their contributions provide a detailed survey of the major research directions in this rapidly evolving field.

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