Marine Compounds and Cancer

• Main Author: Sergey A. Dyshlovoy (Ed.) (auth)
• Other Authors: Friedemann Honecker (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2018
• Subjects: Medicine; toxicology; marine toxins; drug discovery; marine natural compounds and their derivatives; xenograft models; drug combination; cancer; drug resistance; cancer-preventive activity; molecular effects; molecular targets
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In Western countries, cancer is among the most frequent causes of death. Despite striking advances in cancer therapy, especially by the so called "targeted agents", there is still an urgent need for new drugs in oncology. Hope comes from the marine environment, which is a rich source of na...