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Thymidylate synthase inhibitors for non-small cell lung cancer
9 Sept 2011
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INTRODUCTION: The folate-dependent enzyme thymidylate synthase (TS) plays a pivotal role in DNA replication/repair and cancer cell proliferation, and represents a valid target for the treatment of several tumor types, including NSCLC. NSCLC is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality, and several TS inhibitors have gone into preclinical and clinical testing, with pemetrexed emerging for its approval and...
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