TY - BOOK ID - 8582822 TI - Platinum and other heavy metal compounds in cancer chemotherapy : molecular mechanisms and clinical applications AU - Bonetti, Andrea. AU - International Symposium on Platinum Coordination Compounds in Cancer Chemotherapy AU - International Symposium on Platinum Coodination Compounds in Cancer Chemotherapy PY - 2009 SN - 1603274588 9786611960223 1281960225 1603274596 PB - Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, DB - UniCat KW - Cancer --Chemotherapy. KW - Platinum compounds --Therapeutic use. KW - Platinum compounds KW - Cancer KW - Platinum Compounds KW - Neoplasms KW - Pharmacology KW - Congresses KW - Antineoplastic Agents KW - Drug Therapy KW - Biological Science Disciplines KW - Therapeutics KW - Publication Formats KW - Diseases KW - Therapeutic Uses KW - Inorganic Chemicals KW - Natural Science Disciplines KW - Chemicals and Drugs KW - Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment KW - Pharmacologic Actions KW - Publication Characteristics KW - Chemical Actions and Uses KW - Disciplines and Occupations KW - Oncology KW - Medicine KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Therapeutic use KW - Chemotherapy KW - Chemotherapy. KW - Therapeutic use. KW - Medicine. KW - Cancer research. KW - Pharmacology. KW - Biomedicine. KW - Cancer Research. KW - Pharmacology/Toxicology. KW - Transition metal compounds KW - Antineoplastic agents KW - Treatment KW - Oncology. KW - Toxicology. KW - Chemicals KW - Poisoning KW - Poisons KW - Tumors KW - Toxicology KW - Drug effects KW - Medical pharmacology KW - Medical sciences KW - Drugs KW - Pharmacy KW - Cancer research KW - Physiological effect UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8582822 AB - The platinum-containing chemotherapeutic agents remain key components of many of the most effective regimens for the treatment of cancer. New information about the chemistry, pharmacology and molecular mechanisms by which these drugs work is leading to both the development of new drugs and more effective use of existing members of this class. Better definition of the genetic basis of malignancies is offering intriguing new insights in to how to use these drugs in a more individualized manner. "Platinum and Other Heavy Metal Compounds in Cancer Chemotherapy: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Applications", edited by Andrea Bonetti, Steve B. Howell, Roberto Leone, and Franco Muggia, provides succinct summaries of the major new developments in field of platinum drug therapy drawn from presentations made at the 10th International Symposium on Platinum Coordination Compounds in Cancer Chemotherapy that took place in Verona, Italy, in December 2007. This meeting, held once every 4 years, brought together the world’s leading investigators working on platinum drugs and their contributions provide a detailed survey of the major research directions in this rapidly evolving field. ER -