Repurposing the anti-malarial drug artesunate as a novel therapeutic agent for metastatic renal cell carcinoma due to its attenuation of tumor growth, metastasis, and angiogenesis
Despite advances in the development of molecularly targeted therapies, metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is still incurable. Artesunate (ART), a well-known anti-malarial drug with low toxicity, exhibits highly selective anti-tumor actions against various tumors through generation of cytotoxic ca...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Impact Journals LLC
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4741748/ |