Microtubule-stabilizing agents: A growing class of important anticancer drugs

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 424-431

  Altmann, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BMS 184476; BMS 185660; BMS 188797; DEOXYEPOTHILONE B; DISCODERMOLIDE; DOCETAXEL; ELEUTHEROBIN; EPOTHILONE A; EPOTHILONE B; FR 182877; GS 164; IXABEPILONE; LACTAM DERIVATIVE; LAULIMALIDE; ORTATAXEL; PACLITAXEL; SARCODICTYIN A; STABILIZING AGENT; SYNSTAB A; TAXANE DERIVATIVE; TUBULIN; TXD 258; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WS 9885B;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 0035416117     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(00)00225-8     Document Type: Review

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