Synthesis and pharmacology of new camptothecin drugs

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Abstract

Camptothecin (CPT) drugs exhibit antineoplastic activity against colorectal, breast, lung and ovarian cancers. This review briefly summarizes the pharmacology of CPT drugs, examines four strategies and methods for the synthesis of camptothecins, and finally discusses homocamptothecins and silatecans, two new classes of CPT analog.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)425-439
Number of pages15
JournalMini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Volume5
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2005
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Pharmacology
  • Drug Discovery
  • Cancer Research

Keywords

  • Camptothecin
  • Homocamptothecin
  • Pharmacology
  • Silatecan
  • Synthesis

Disciplines

  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
  • Cancer Biology

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