Rethinking Platinum Anticancer Drug Design: Towards Targeted and Immuno-chemotherapeutic Approaches

This thesis describes the authors' pioneering efforts in the conceptualization and implementation of combined platinum-based immuno-chemotherapeutics, which represent a significant paradigm shift from the conventional approach of directly targeting cancer. The work described has opened up a ric...

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Hlavní autor: Wong, Daniel Yuan Qiang (Autor)
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Singapore : Springer Singapore , 2018.
Vydání:1st ed. 2018.
Edice:Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
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ISBN:9789811085949
ISSN:2190-5053
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Shrnutí:This thesis describes the authors' pioneering efforts in the conceptualization and implementation of combined platinum-based immuno-chemotherapeutics, which represent a significant paradigm shift from the conventional approach of directly targeting cancer. The work described has opened up a rich and largely unexplored area for platinum-based drug design, and ultimately paves the way for superior immuno-chemotherapeutics with better clinical outcome for patients. Historically, the contribution of the immune system to chemotherapy outcomes has been neglected, as anticancer drugs were believed to be immunosuppressive. However, this has been challenged by contemporary evidence suggesting that many chemotherapeutics, including platinum-based agents, stimulate the innate and/or adaptive immune system and that these "secret allies" contribute tangibly to clinical outcomes. A multi-pronged immuno-chemotherapeutic approach not only shrinks tumors, but more importantly, reactivate dormant immune responses to malignancies, eliminating residual cancer cells.
Popis jednotky:Chemistry and Materials Science
Fyzický popis:XXX, 147 p. 89 illus., 47 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9789811085949
ISSN:2190-5053