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Editorial
. 2016 Mar 8;4(1):6.
doi: 10.3390/medsci4010006.

Targeting in Cancer Therapies

Ramon Mangues  1   2 , Esther Vázquez  3   4   5 , Antonio Villaverde  6   7   8
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Editorial

Targeting in Cancer Therapies

Ramon Mangues et al. Med Sci (Basel). .

Abstract

Drug developers recruit and combine principles, procedures and strategies from chemistry, pharmacology, nanotechnology and biotechnology, focusing on the generation of functional vehicles as nano-carriers of drugs for improved stability and enhanced intracellular delivery.[...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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