Journal of International Oncology››2015,Vol. 42››Issue (1): 52-55.doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2015.01.014

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Advances of peptides in cancer treatment

Zhang Ziqiang, Yang Xiaofeng, Liu Jiehao

  1. Department of Urology Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
  • Received:2014-06-03Revised:2014-07-14Online:2015-01-08Published:2015-01-07
  • Contact:Yang Xiaofeng E-mail:yxfylq@163.com

Abstract:Studies demonstrate that peptides have great potential in cancer therapy and inhibitation of tumor progression. Peptides can be used as hormones, vaccines, carriers of redionuclides and cytotoxic drugs as well as antitumor drugs playing important roles in oncotherapy. Targeting chemotherapy and targeting drug transportation technique can enable the drugs to concentrate expected location selectively and effectively, emerging as an alternative to the conventional chemotherapy.

Key words:Neoplasms,Peptides,Antineoplastic agents,Molecular targeted therapy