title: New anticancer agents: recent developments in tumor therapy.
abstract: Increasing recurrence of mammalian tumors and severe side-effects of chemotherapeutic agents reduce the clinical efficacy of a large variety of anticancer agents that are currently being used. Thus, there is always a constant need to develop alternative or synergistic anticancer drugs with minimal side-effects. One important strategy to develop effective anticancer agents is to study into anticancer agents derived from natural sources. Anticancer agents derived from plants and their derivatives have been proven to be effective for cancer prevention and therapeutics. Vinca alkaloid and their derivatives, alone and in combination with therapeutic agents, have been used for a long time for the treatment of various types of cancers. Polyphenols form one of the most important and extensively used classes of plant-derived therapeutics for cancer prevention or chemotherapy. The present review highlights a plethora of studies focused on the antineoplastic properties of plant-derived chemicals, such as Vinca alkaloid, saponins, and flavonoids.
authors: Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors: Riyasat
authors: R
authors: Ali
authors: Zeenat
authors: Z
authors: Mirza
authors: Ghulam M D
authors: GM
authors: Ashraf
authors: Mohammad Amjad
authors: MA
authors: Kamal
authors: Shakeel Ahmed
authors: SA
authors: Ansari
authors: Ghazi Abdullah
authors: GA
authors: Damanhouri
authors: Adel Mohammad
authors: AM
authors: Abuzenadah
authors: Adeel Ga
authors: AG
authors: Chaudhary
authors: Ishfaq Ahmed
authors: IA
authors: Sheikh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012503:Saponins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014748:Vinca Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D001688:Biological Products; D005419:Flavonoids; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012503:Saponins; D014748:Vinca Alkaloids