Cancer Drug Discovery

- The scientific progress in the biological sciences over the last 60 years and the influence this progress has had in cancer research. Summaries and charts of important discoveries complete this overview

Part ¿. A Scientific Overview on Cancer.- 1. Advancements in Life Sciences and Characteristic Features of Cancer Cells.- 1.1 Characteristics of cancer cells.- 1.2 Characteristic interactions of cancer cells with neighboring cells and the tumor microenvironment.- 2. Advancement of the Science and History of Cancer and Anticancer Drugs.- Part ¿. Cancer Drug Discovery - Types and History.- 3. Chronology of Anticancer Drug Development.- 3.1 A historical background of cancer chemotherapy.- 3.2 Development of the anticancer drug screening systems.- 3.3 Chronology of the anticancer drug development.- 3.4 Clinical application of anticancer drugs.- 4. Alkylating Anticancer Drugs.- 4.1 Classical alkylating drugs.- 4.2 Nonclassical alkylating drugs.- 4.3 Alkylating-like agents: platinum compounds.- 5. Antimetabolic Anticancer Drugs.- 5.1 Folic acid derivatives.- 5.2 Purine analogs.- 5.3 Pyrimidine analogs.- 6. Natural Product Anticancer Drugs.- 6.1 Plant-derived anticancer drugs.- 6.2 Anticancerantibiotics.- 7. Immunotherapeutic Anticancer Drugs and Other Miscellaneous Anticancer Drugs.- 7.1 Immunotherapeutic anticancer drugs.- 7.2 Other miscellaneous anticancer drugs.- 8. Hormonal Anticancer Drugs.- 8.1 Hormonal anti-prostate-cancer drugs.- 8.2 Hormonal anti-breast-cancer drugs.- 8.3 Other hormonal anticancer drugs.- 9. Molecular Targeted Anticancer Drugs.- 9.1 Tretinoin (all-trans retinoic acid, ATRA).- 9.2 Bcr-Abl Inhibitors.- 9.3 EGFR inhibitors.- 9.4 HER2 inhibitors.- 9.5 Angiogenesis inhibitors.- 9.6 Other kinase inhibitors.- 9.7 mTOR inhibitors.- 9.8 Other targeted anticancer antibody drugs.- 9.9 Epigenetic anticancer drugs.- 9.10 Proteasome inhibitors.- 9.11 Vismodegib: hedgehog pathway blocker.- 10. Complications of Anticancer Drugs and Their Management.- 10.1 Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV).- 10.2 Myelotoxicity (bone marrow toxicity).- 10.3 Chemotherapy-induced diarrhea.- 10.4 Chemotherapy-induced constipation.- 10.5 Chemotherapy-induced urinary toxicity.- 10.6 Chemotherapy-induced pulmonary toxicity.- 10.7 Chemotherapy-induced neurotoxicity.- 10.8 Chemotherapy-induced neurotoxicity.- 10.9 Chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis.- 10.10 Anorexia.- 10.11 Tumor lysis syndrome.- 10.12 Extravasation of anticancer drugs.- 10.13 Chemotherapy-induced skin toxicity.- Part ¿. A Paradigm Shift in Cancer Research.- 11. Advancements in Bioscience and New Cancer Drugs.- 11.1. Development of cancer drugs according to scientific advancements.- 11.2. New anticancer drugs.