Cell-cycle_nonspecific_antineoplastic_agents Knowpia

Cell-cycle nonspecific antineoplastic agents (CCNS) refer to a class of pharmaceuticals that act as antitumor agents at all or any phases of the cell cycle.^[1]

Alkylating antineoplastic agent and anthracyclins are two examples.

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^ "Chemotherapy: The Basics". OncoLink. Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2008-12-17.

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Alberts DS, Golde DW (November 1974). "DNA synthesis in multiple myeloma cells following cell cycle-nonspecific chemotherapy". Cancer Res. 34 (11): 2911–4. PMID 4424360.
Ozawa S, Sugiyama Y, Mitsuhashi Y, Kobayashi T, Inaba M (1988). "Cell killing action of cell cycle phase-non-specific antitumor agents is dependent on concentration--time product". Cancer Chemother. Pharmacol. 21 (3): 185–90. doi:10.1007/bf00262767. PMID 3129204.

[urlCancer_Treatment_Information—Chemotherapy,_Radiation_Oncology,_and_Surgery_|_OncoLink-1] "Chemotherapy: The Basics". OncoLink. Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2008-12-17.

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