Ukrain: a novel antitumor drug.

Autor: Uglyanitsa KN; Medical Institute of Grodno, ul Gorkogo 80, 230015 Grodno, Belarus., Nefyodov LI, Doroshenko YM, Nowicky JW, Volchek IV, Brzosko WJ, Hodysh YJ
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Drugs under experimental and clinical research [Drugs Exp Clin Res] 2000; Vol. 26 (5-6), pp. 341-56.
Abstrakt: A review of the recent literature on the new anticancer drug Ukrain is provided herein. We review Ukrain, a thiophosphate derivative of alkaloids from Chelidonium majus L., its capacity to exert selective cytotoxic and cytostatic effects on tumor cells, simultaneously acting as an immune response modifier, its good tolerance and lack of side effects even after long-term application, perspectives of the application of this drug in oncology.
Databáze: MEDLINE