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  • Title: [Folate receptor-mediated antitumor drugs].
    Author: Zhao J, Cao SL, Zheng XL, Zhao B.
    Journal: Yao Xue Xue Bao; 2009 Feb; 44(2):109-14. PubMed ID: 19408677.
    Abstract:
    Folate receptor (FR) is over-expressed in a variety of human cancers and it is seldom expressed or found in normal tissues. Therefore, folate receptor-mediated antitumor drugs can be targeted specially to the FR-positive tumor cells. This strategy improves the selectivity of drugs which may destroy the normal tissues in traditional chemotherapeutics. This review provides the delivery mechanism of FR-mediated antitumor drugs and highlights the novel folate-drug conjugates and their activities.
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