Cancer Chemotherapeutic Agents

Résumé du livre

An authoritative treatment of the discovery, development, and understanding of cancer chemotherapeutic agents. Addresses the major classes of chemotherapeutic agents, including antimetabolites, agents that react with DNA, inhibitors of transcription enzymes, topoisomerase inhibitors, DNA
minor-groove binding compounds, antimotic agents, bleomycin group antitumor antibiotics, antihormones, paclitaxels, and photochemically activated agents. Provides an overview of the various classes of agents now considered important. Examines a method for determining the similarity of mechanism of
the compounds in a given class.