Title:Multi-Target Metal-Based Anticancer Agents
Volume: 17
Issue: 28
Author(s): Zhen-Feng Chen*, Chris Orvig and Hong Liang*
Affiliation:
- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004,China
- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004,China
Keywords:
Multi-target, metal complexes, cytotoxicity, anticancer agents, nickel complexes, pathogenic factors.
Abstract: There has been a growing interest in the rational design of multi-targeted drugs with the
aim of enhancing overall efficacy and/or improving safety. The development of multi-targeted
drugs might yield new avenues in the treatment of cancers that involve multiple pathogenic factors.
In this review, we focus on the multi-targeted metal-based anticancer agents, which include platinum,
ruthenium, rhodium, gold, silver, copper, cobalt, zinc, and nickel complexes. Future directions
for the development of multi-targeted metal-based anticancer agents are also proposed.
