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Abstract
At present cancer treatment is still a confusing problem. Great progress has been made in anti-tumor agents since a series of small molecules are approved by FDA as anti-tumor drugs. Nitroimidazoles is a kind of radiosensitizer with multiple bioactivities used in cancer treatment since 1950s. In this review, we focus on the development of nitroimidazoles as radiosensitizer, bio-reductive prodrug and other types of anti-tumor agents for cancer therapy, and the mechanism of acting as anti-tumor agents. Finally, we also discuss the prospect and developmental trend of nitroimidazoles as anti-tumor agents.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21521156 DOI: 10.2174/187152011796817664
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Anticancer Agents Med Chem ISSN: 1871-5206 Impact factor: 2.505