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Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

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ISSN (Print): 1389-5575
ISSN (Online): 1875-5607

Synthesis and Pharmacology of New Camptothecin Drugs

Author(s): Russell W. Driver and Li-Xi Yang

Volume 5, Issue 5, 2005

Page: [425 - 439] Pages: 15

DOI: 10.2174/1389557053765547

Price: $65

Abstract

Camptothecin (CPT) drugs exhibit antineoplastic activity against colorectal, breast, lung and ovarian cancers. This review briefly summarizes the pharmacology of CPT drugs, examines four strategies and methods for the synthesis of camptothecins, and finally discusses homocamptothecins and silatecans, two new classes of CPT analog.

Keywords: camptothecin, homocamptothecin, silatecan, pharmacology, synthesis

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