The unique properties of contemporary targeted drugs pose major challenges for the development of anticancer therapy, necessitating modification of traditional clinical trial designs. This article discusses some of the strategies employed to evaluate these agents in the phase I to 111 setting, citing examples of some recently tested targeted agents to illustrate the advantages and disadvantages of various approaches.
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Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Thorac Head & Neck Med Oncol, Houston, TX 77030 USAUniv Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Thorac Head & Neck Med Oncol, Houston, TX 77030 USA