Platinum and Palladium Complexes as Promising Sources for Antitumor Treatments |
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Authors: | Robert Czarnomysy Dominika Radomska Olga Klaudia Szewczyk Piotr Roszczenko Krzysztof Bielawski |
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Affiliation: | Department of Synthesis and Technology of Drugs, Medical University of Bialystok, Kilinskiego 1, 15-089 Bialystok, Poland; (D.R.); (O.K.S.); (P.R.); (K.B.) |
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Abstract: | 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. |
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Keywords: | platinum complexes palladium complexes anticancer treatments |
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