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Molecularly targeted agents: their promise as cancer chemopreventive interventions

A Thiery-Vuillemin1, T Nguyen, X Pivot

  • 1Department of Medicine, Institut Gustave Roussy, 39 Rue Camille Desmoulins, 94805 Villejuif, France.

European Journal of Cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)
|August 16, 2005
PubMed

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Molecularly targeted agents (MTA) show promise in cancer prevention. This review explores the potential of MTA in chemoprevention to interrupt tumor development.

Area of Science:

  • Oncology
  • Molecular Medicine

Background:

  • Molecular medicine is increasingly integrated into oncology.
  • Targeted therapies are a key focus in cancer treatment development.
  • Molecularly targeted agents (MTA) are designed to act on specific molecular targets involved in cancer.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide an overview of MTA in cancer chemoprevention.
  • To explore the potential of MTA to interrupt the carcinogenic process.

Main Methods:

  • This is a review article.
  • It synthesizes information on MTA for chemoprevention.

Main Results:

  • MTA are being investigated for various cancer treatment settings.
  • Their application in chemoprevention is a significant area of research.

Conclusions:

  • MTA hold potential for cancer chemoprevention.
  • Further research into MTA for interrupting tumor development is warranted.

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