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Cancer Biology Aspects of Computational Methods & Applications in Drug Discovery

Shang-Tao Chien1, Ajay Kumar2,3, Shifa Pandey4

  • 1Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Current Pharmaceutical Design
|November 13, 2018
PubMed
Abstract

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Computer-aided drug discovery (CADD) accelerates the identification of effective anticancer drugs, reducing costs and time. Further research is recommended to explore CADD for various cancer types.

Area of Science:

  • Oncology
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Drug Discovery

Background:

  • Cancer remains a leading global health challenge, with traditional drug development being lengthy and costly.
  • Advances in molecular and cellular biology have improved outcomes, but efficient drug discovery is crucial.
  • Computer-aided drug discovery (CADD) offers a solution to reduce costs and accelerate the timeline for anticancer drug development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review computational approaches in drug discovery concerning cancer biology.
  • To identify potential causes and development pathways of cancer.
  • To briefly discuss cancer recovery strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing research on computational methods in cancer drug discovery.
  • Exploration of CADD strategies including structure-based and ligand-based drug design.
  • Analysis of computational approaches for identifying cancer targets and active compounds.

Main Results:

  • The study highlights the potential of CADD in streamlining drug discovery processes.
  • CADD strategies can identify target sites and discover compounds with high target affinity.
  • A review of computational approaches applied to cancer biology is presented.

Conclusions:

  • Limited research currently exists on computational methods for cancer drug discovery.
  • Further investigation into CADD for various cancers (breast, pancreatic, colon, prostate) is recommended.
  • Computational methods show promise for identifying candidate drugs across diverse cancer types.
Keywords:
CADDcancerdockingdrug discoverymolecular dynamic simulationmolecular modelingpharmacodynamicspharmacokinetics.

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