title: Rhodium, iridium, copper and gold antitumor organometallic compounds (review).
abstract: Recent results on the antitumor activity of organometallic compounds of rhodium, iridium, copper and gold are reviewed. Coordination compounds of some organic ligands are also briefly mentioned. The most promising seem to be copper and gold complexes which exhibited remarkable activity against several tumor systems.
authors.affiliation: Babes-Bolyai University, Chemistry Department, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Haiduc
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Silvestru
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D003300:Copper / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006046:Gold / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007495:Iridium / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012238:Rhodium / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D007495:Iridium; D006046:Gold; D003300:Copper; D012238:Rhodium