Aptamers: Promising Tools for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

The most common approaches to cancer treatment have been, for decades, based on surgical excision, radio- and/or chemotherapy, which, in spite of their modest survival benefits, still encounter several limitations, in part due to their lack of specificity.[...]

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Main Author: Laura Cerchia
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-05-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/10/5/132
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spelling doaj.art-fbfb694e111f48618390fb3d34fcfc7b2023-08-02T05:11:00ZengMDPI AGCancers2072-66942018-05-0110513210.3390/cancers10050132cancers10050132Aptamers: Promising Tools for Cancer Diagnosis and TherapyLaura Cerchia0Istituto per l'Endocrinologia e l'Oncologia Sperimentale “G. Salvatore” (IEOS), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, ItalyThe most common approaches to cancer treatment have been, for decades, based on surgical excision, radio- and/or chemotherapy, which, in spite of their modest survival benefits, still encounter several limitations, in part due to their lack of specificity.[...]http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/10/5/132n/a
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