Platinum and Palladium Complexes as Promising Sources for Antitumor Treatments

• Main Authors: Robert Czarnomysy, Dominika Radomska, Olga Klaudia Szewczyk, Piotr Roszczenko, Krzysztof Bielawski
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
• Series: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
• Subjects: platinum complexes; palladium complexes; anticancer treatments
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/15/8271

There is a need for new, safer, and more effective agents to treat cancer. Cytostatics that have transition metals at their core have attracted renewed interest from scientists. Researchers are attempting to use chemotherapeutics, such as cisplatin, in combination therapy (i.e., in order to enhance their effectiveness). Moreover, studies are being carried out to modify molecules, by developing them into multinuclear structures, linking different compounds to commonly used drugs, or encapsulating them in nanoparticles to improve pharmacokinetic parameters, and increase the selectivity of these drugs. Therefore, we attempted to organize recent drug findings that contain palladium and platinum atoms in their structures.