Cancer is a common and diverse disease that has been studied for decades. Some tumors
have rapid growth while some tumors progress slowly. Researchers have identified different …

Here in a single source is a complete spectrum of ideas on the development of new
anticancer drugs. Containing concise reviews of multidisciplinary fields of research, this …

The idea of a magic bullet—a single targeted drug that kills cells while minimizing the
amount of toxicity to other areas of the body—was first hypothesized by Paul Erlich, an …

The notion that cancer might be usefully treated by drugs is a relatively new one, as, in
general, surgery historically was the mainstay of therapeutic approaches to cancer, and …

Anticancer drug discovery and development is a rapidly evolving field. Recent advances in
molecular oncology and the effort to completely sequence the human genome has led to an …

Publishing 6 issues each year, Anti-Cancer Drug Design is one of the world's leading
journals for original research in this rapidly growing area. Papers are drawn from all areas of …

Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology will start a new series of reviews, which will be
specifically dealing with novel developments on drugs and approaches that are directed …

An integrated presentation of the basic science and clinical applications of anticancer
agents Aimed at both undergraduate and postgraduate readers, this unique text provides …

Despite vast investment in oncology R&D, the translation of research advances into
medicines that substantially improve the treatment of many cancers remains frustratingly …

With a constant focus on the primary tumor, the current approaches in drug development in
oncology yield dismal results. However over 90 percent of cancer deaths today are due to …