Anticancer Drug Development: The Way Forward

Anticancer Drug Development: The Way Forward.

Cancer chemotherapy celebrated its fiftieth anniversary last year. It was in 1945 that wartime research on the nitrogen mustards, which uncovered their potential use in the treatment of leukaemias and other cancers, was first made public. Fifty years later, more than sixty drugs have been registered in the USA for the treatment of cancer, but there are still lessons to be learnt. One problem, p...

Drug Discovery and Development from Natural Products: The Way Forward

It is well established that natural products have been a source of leads for the development of many of the most effective drugs currently available for the treatment of a variety of human diseases. Biodiversity will continue to provide novel leads for drug development, but major obstacles limit efficient progress and result in decreased interest in the pharmaceutical sector. These include prob...

Decentralization : the Way Forward for Rural Development ? '

Simulating Drug-eluting Stents - Progress Made and the Way Forward

Drug-eluting stents have significantly improved the treatment of coronary artery disease. Compared with their bare metal predecessors, they offer reduced rates of restenosis and thus represent the current gold standard in percutaneous coronary interventions. Drug-eluting stents have been around for over a decade, and while progress is continually being made, they are not suitable in all patient...

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