This review provides an overview of metal-based anticancer drugs and drug candidates. In
particular, we focus on metal complexes that can be activated in the reducing environment of …

The more significant bioactivities of a variety of semicarbazones (anti-protozoa,
anticonvulsant) and thiosemicarbazones (antibacterial, antifungal, antitumoral, antiviral) and …

Nanotechnology is an evolving field with enormous potential for biomedical applications.
The growing interest to use inorganic nanoparticles in medicine is due to the unique size …

Platinum (II) complexes are widely employed in cancer chemotherapy, but their efficacy
against the majority of malignancies is limited. The reasons for this failure are a combination …

Abstract Learning Objectives After completing this course, the reader will be able to: Discuss
the prognostic significance of intratumoral hypoxia and low hemoglobin levels in patients …

The fields of phototherapy and of inorganic chemotherapy both have long histories.
Inorganic photoactivated chemotherapy (PACT) offers both temporal and spatial control over …

The molecules known as bis (thiosemicarbazones) derived from 1, 2-diones can act as
tetradentate ligands for Cu (II), forming stable, neutral complexes. As a family, these …

Unexpected side effects and problems experienced in clinical trials have created a difficult
environment for those developing new pharmaceuticals and, as a consequence, the number …

Copper (II) bis (thiosemicarbazone) complexes labelled with Cu-60/62/64 are useful
radiopharmaceuticals for imaging blood flow and hypoxic tissues in vivo. The aim of this …

In recent years, the utilization of terpyridines both in macromolecular structure assembly and
device chemistry has exploded, enabling, for example, supramolecular polymer …