title: Recent patents therapeutic agents for cancer.
abstract: Cancer is one of the most dreaded diseases with a complex pathogenesis, which threats human life greatly. Multidisciplinary scientific investigations are making best efforts to combat this disease and put to the identification of novel anticancer agents. Patent anticancer agents registered in China are therefore increasing dramatically during the past ten years, which will be reviewed briefly in this article. platinum complexes anthracycline analogs (including doxorubicin derivatives) quinoline analogs podophyllotoxins analogs taxane analogs camptothecin (CPT) analogs.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wenfang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018943:Anthracyclines / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002166:Camptothecin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010330:Patents as Topic; D011034:Podophyllotoxin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D043823:Taxoids / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D018943:Anthracyclines; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds; D043823:Taxoids; D011034:Podophyllotoxin; D002166:Camptothecin