Carbocyclic Nucleosides in Antiviral and Anticancer Chemotherapy
[warning]In the last decade, a number of carbocyclic nucleoside analogs have been reported to posses interesting anti viral and anti cancer properties. We…
Category: Anti Cancer
Anticancer targets amenable by nucleoside drugs
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Image via Wikipedia[/caption] Anticancer chemotherapy using targets amenable by nucleoside drugs: There are some recently discovered targets where compounds…
Indian Patent Office Clears Nexavar/Sorafenib for Generic Licensing
The compound with the structure below is a Bayer' patented anticancer drug for renal and liver cancer, marketed as Nexavar.
Bosutinib – Bosulif approved for Leukemia by Pfizer
A new anticancer drug for Leukemia has been approved by FDA. The drug treats chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), a blood and bone marrow…
Centrosome Declustering: An Anticancer Strategy
Centrosome clustering is a phenomenon associated with tumorigenesis. The clustering of centrosomes in cancer cells enables them to form a pseudo-bipolar mitotic spindle.…
Design & Development of Unnatural Nucleosides as Antiviral & Anti-Cancer Agents
Design & Development of Unnatural Nucleosides as Antiviral & Anti-Cancer Agents Ram C. Mishra College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, GA…
Gemcitabine Phosphoramidate as New Anticancer Clinical Candidate
Prof. McGuigan from Cardiff School of Pharmacy, UK along with Prof. Jan Balzarini of Rega Instutute for Medical Research, Belgium have reported an…