Cancer drugs

Cancer drugs

Drugs, agents used in the treatment of cancer or conditions related to cancer.

Industry: Pharmaceutical

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Incomplete Freund's adjuvant

Pharmaceutical; Cancer drugs

A water-in-oil emulsion that stimulates the T-cell immune response to antigens and may be used in various types of cancer vaccines.

A water-insoluble camptothecin derivative. Aminocamptothecin binds to the nuclear enzyme topoisomerase I, thereby inhibiting repair of single-strand DNA breakages. Because the terminal lactone ring ...

Daniquidone

Pharmaceutical; Cancer drugs

A water-insoluble heterocyclic amide with potential antineoplastic activity. Daniquidone inhibits topoisomerases I and II, thereby inhibiting DNA replication and repair, and RNA and protein ...

Tocophersolan

Pharmaceutical; Cancer drugs

A water-soluble amphipathic formulation of d-alpha-tocopherol succinate coupled, through a succinate linker, to polyethylene glycol (PEG) 1000. Due to its amphipathic property in which it forms its ...

N-methylformamide

Pharmaceutical; Cancer drugs

A water-soluble organic solvent. As an adjuvant antineoplastic agent, N-methylformamide depletes cellular glutathione, a key molecule involved in the antioxidation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) ...

Fosquidone

Pharmaceutical; Cancer drugs

A water-soluble pentacyclic pyrolloquinone analogue of mitoquidone with potential antineoplastic activity. Currently, the mechansim of action of fosquidone is unknown. In vitro studies indicate that ...

Teglarinad chloride

Pharmaceutical; Cancer drugs

A water-soluble prodrug of a cyanoguanidine compound with potential antineoplastic activity. In vivo, teglarinad chloride is rapidly converted into active drug through hydrolytic cleavage of a ...