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Natural Products in Advance Clinical Trials Applied to Cancer


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Nowadays, natural products represent an outstanding source of compounds that play an important role in cancer treatment. Due to the importance of nature as a source of new cancer drugs candidates, the aim of this review is to highlight natural products, which are under clinical trials against this disease.

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Author(s)

  • M. V. N. Souza
    Instituto de Tecnologia em Fármacos, Far Manguinhos, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Rua Sizenando Nabuco 100, Manguinhos, 21041-250 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
  • A. C. Pinheiro
    Instituto de Tecnologia em Fármacos, Far Manguinhos, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Rua Sizenando Nabuco 100, Manguinhos, 21041-250 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Av. Brigadeiro Tromposwski s/n, CT, Bloco A, sala 605 Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, 21941590 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
  • M. L. Ferreira
    Instituto de Tecnologia em Fármacos, Far Manguinhos, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Rua Sizenando Nabuco 100, Manguinhos, 21041-250 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil Centro de Estudos Gerais, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Campus do Valonguinho s/n, Centro, 24020-150 Niteroi, RJ, Brasil
  • R. S. B. Gonçalves
    Instituto de Tecnologia em Fármacos, Far Manguinhos, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Rua Sizenando Nabuco 100, Manguinhos, 21041-250 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Av. Brigadeiro Tromposwski s/n, CT, Bloco A, sala 605 Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, 21941590 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
  • Camilo H. da C. Lima
    Instituto de Tecnologia em Fármacos, Far Manguinhos, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Rua Sizenando Nabuco 100, Manguinhos, 21041-250 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil Centro de Estudos Gerais, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Campus do Valonguinho s/n, Centro, 24020-150 Niteroi, RJ, Brasil

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