Platinum(IV)-chlorotoxin (CTX) conjugates for targeting cancer cells

Cisplatin is one of the most widely used anticancer drugs. Its side effects, however, have motivated researchers to search for equally effective analogs that are better tolerated. Selectively targeting cancer tissue is one promising strategy. For this purpose, a platinum(IV) complex was conjugated t...

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Main Authors: Graf, Nora, Mokhtari, Tara E., Papayannopoulos, Ioannis A., Lippard, Stephen J.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/98866
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2693-4982