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- noun medicine An
alkaloid , derived from the tree Camptothecin acuminate, that inhibits DNA topomerase and is used as ananticancer drug
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Such selectivity would be useful in cancer treatment, because drugs such as camptothecin jam Top1 in all cells, not just cancer cells.
unknown title 2009
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Such selectivity would be useful in cancer treatment, because drugs such as camptothecin jam Top1 in all cells, not just cancer cells.
unknown title 2009
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Such selectivity would be useful in cancer treatment, because drugs such as camptothecin jam Top1 in all cells, not just cancer cells.
unknown title 2009
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Such selectivity would be useful in cancer treatment, because drugs such as camptothecin jam Top1 in all cells, not just cancer cells.
unknown title 2009
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Such selectivity would be useful in cancer treatment, because drugs such as camptothecin jam Top1 in all cells, not just cancer cells.
unknown title 2009
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Such selectivity would be useful in cancer treatment, because drugs such as camptothecin jam Top1 in all cells, not just cancer cells.
unknown title 2009
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Such selectivity would be useful in cancer treatment, because drugs such as camptothecin jam Top1 in all cells, not just cancer cells.
unknown title 2009
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Such selectivity would be useful in cancer treatment, because drugs such as camptothecin jam Top1 in all cells, not just cancer cells.
unknown title 2009
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From the Chinese Camptotheca trees, camptothecin is being trialed for breast, prostate, pancreas, ovarian, leukemia, and lymphoma cancers as well as malignant melanoma.
Dr. Reese Halter: At Christmas and Beyond: Trees Keep on Giving Dr. Reese Halter 2010
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Several other chemotherapy agents have been attached to the linker used for INNO-206, including paclitaxel, camptothecin, cisplatin and methotrexate, and may be incorporated into future clinical development by the Company.
unknown title 2011
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