Newer Cytotoxic Agents: Attacking Cancer Broadly
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Newer cytotoxic agents: attacking cancer broadly.
The plasticity and instability of the cancer genome is impressive and is characterized by gene amplifications and deletions, rearrangements, and many silent and active mutations. Although targeted therapeutics have had effect in some diseases, there remains a large role for new cytotoxic agents that have the potential to be broadly active across multiple cancers. Platinum-based regimens are the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Cancer Research
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1078-0432,1557-3265
DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-07-2249