Potential Development of Tumor-Targeted Oral Anti-Cancer Prodrugs: Amino Acid and Dipeptide Monoester Prodrugs of Gemcitabine
One of the main obstacles for cancer therapies is to deliver medicines effectively to target sites. Since stroma cells are developed around tumors, chemotherapeutic agents have to go through stroma cells in order to reach tumors. As a method to improve drug delivery to the tumor site, a prodrug appr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-08-01
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| Series: | Molecules |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/8/1322 |