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A novel charged trinuclear platinum complex effective against cisplatin-resistant tumours: hypersensitivity of p53-mutant human tumour xenografts.
British journal of cancer - 1 Aug 1999
Pratesi G, Perego P, Polizzi D, Righetti S C, Supino R, Caserini C, Manzotti C, Giuliani F C, Pezzoni G, Tognella S, Spinelli S, Farrell N, Zunino F
Abstract excerpt
Multinuclear platinum compounds were rationally designed to bind to DNA in a different manner from that of cisplatin and its mononuclear analogues. A triplatinum compound of the series (BBR 3464) was selected for preclinical development, since, in spite of its charged nature, it was very potent as cytotoxic agent and effective against cisplatin-resistant tumour cells. Anti-tumour efficacy studies were performed...
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