Drug resistance in human cancers - Mechanisms and implications.

Abstract excerpt

Cancers have complex etiology and pose a significant impact from the health care perspective apart from the socio-economic implications. The enormity of challenge posed by cancers can be understood from the fact that clinical trials for cancer therapy has yielded minimum potential promises compared to those obtained for other diseases. Surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy continue to be the mainstay therapeutic...

Topics

• Humans
• Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
• Neoplasms
• Antineoplastic Agents
• Tumor Microenvironment
• Mutation