Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Platinum-Based Drugs in Cancer Therapy

The Institute of Cancer Research, UK. Review of all aspects of platinum anticancer drugs and their current use in treatment, as well as future therapeutic prospects. Includes DNA mismatch repair, replicative bypass, apoptosis, and the transport of platinum drugs into tumor cells. For students, researchers, and clinicians.

This volume of the Cancer Drug Discovery and Development series provides comprehensive coverage of some of the basic science associated with cisplatin, its interaction with DNA and how recognitions and processing of platinum-DNA adducts may be associated with tumour response or resistance. ...Bringing together the most recent research in the area of platinum drugs...The editors of this book have produced a collection of articles which will be of interest to those who need an introduction to the field of platinum drugs. For anyone already familiar with the field, the chapters on the newer analogues and on some of the more recent basic molecular pharmacology issues will provide a useful update. -The Lancet "The great attention is also paid to all toxicological aspects of platinum drugs from both clinical and regulatory perspective.... The Platinum-based Drugs in Cancer Therapy appears to be a comprehensive book useful for scientist, medical oncologist and pharmacist seeking answer on specific questions concerning preclinical and clinical data of platinum drugs.


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