The administration of chemotherapeutic drugs at maximum tolerated doses (MTDs) often induces dose-limiting toxicity in rapidly dividing tissues (intestines, bone marrow, and skin), and so patients ...

Chemotherapeutic agents are often used to treat cancer. They combat tumor growth, but also have a number of undesirable side effects. One of these is severe muscle wasting, known as ...

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In addition to the many advances in targeted therapies and immunotherapies, new formulations and delivery mechanisms are emerging for existing agents, particularly for chemotherapeutic agents.

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"Our findings will help us better understand the consequences of certain types of chemotherapeutic drugs that are used to treat patients and cause DNA damage. We've discovered that the IL-1α and ...

However, systemic chemotherapy can lead to significant adverse effects and limited tumour targeting. Bioactive glasses are clinically used for repairing small bone defects however these materials have ...

aDepartment of Neurology, Medical Centre Haaglanden, The Hague, Netherlands bEBW is at the Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Medical Centre Haaglanden, The Hague, Netherlands Cancer and epilepsy ...

aDepartment of Neurology, Medical Centre Haaglanden, The Hague, Netherlands bEBW is at the Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Medical Centre Haaglanden, The Hague, Netherlands Cancer and epilepsy ...

This review will not cover in detail acute complications of chemotherapeutic agents, which are typically transient and occur only during or shortly after drug administration, or toxicities related to ...