Drugs that lack single-agent activity: are they worth pursuing in combination?

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作者
Gyawali, Bishal [1 ]
Prasad, Vinay [2 ,3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Nobel Hosp, Dept Haematooncol, Kathmandu 21034, Nepal
[2] OSHU, Div Hematol Oncol, Knight Canc Inst, Portland, OR 97239 USA
[3] OSHU, Dept Publ Hlth & Prevent Med, Portland, OR 97239 USA
[4] Ctr Eth Hlth Care, 3181 South West Sam Jackson Pk Rd, Portland, OR 97239 USA
关键词
METASTATIC BREAST-CANCER; MULTIPLE-MYELOMA; TRIAL; MULTICENTER; DOXORUBICIN; BORTEZOMIB;
D O I
10.1038/nrclinonc.2017.27
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
Over the past decade, many anticancer drugs have been approved for use only in combination regimens and only in palliative settings, despite having negligible single-agent activity in the same disease. We examine whether these agents provide any tangible clinical benefits and are worthy of continued development, or whether R&D efforts would be better focused elsewhere.
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