Structure-Activity Relationships of Anti-Tumour Agents

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DEVELOPMENTS IN PHARMACOLOGY VOLUME 3

1. J.M. Boeynaems and A.G. Herman, eds.: Prostaglandins, prostacyclin, and thromboxanes measurement. 1980. ISBN 90 247 2417 1. 2. R.M. Berne, Th.W. Rail and R. Rubio, eds.: Regulatory function in adenosine. 1983. ISBN 902472779 O.

STRUCTURE -ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS OF ANTI-TUMOUR AGENTS Edited by

D.N. Reinhoudt

Department of Organic Chemistry Technical University Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

T .A. Connors

MRC Toxicology Unit Medical Research Council Laboratories Carshalton, Surrey, Great Britain

H.M. Pinedo

Department of Biochemistry Antonie van Leeuwenhoekziekenhu is Amsterdam, The Netherlands

K.W. van de Poll

Koningin Wilhelmina Fonds The Netherlands Cancer Foundation Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1983

MARTINUS NIJHOFF PUBLISHERS THE HAGUE / BOSTON / LONDON

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Structure-activity relationships of anti-tumour agp.nts.

(Developments in pharmacology; v. 3) Papers presented at a workshop held Mar. 11-13, 1982. 1. Cancer--Chemotherapy--Congresses. 2. Antineoplastic agents--Congresses. 3. Structure-activity relationship (Pharmacology)--Congresses. 1. Reinhoudt, D. N. II. Series. [DNLM: 1. Structure -activity relationship--Congresses. 2. Antineoplastic agents--Congresses. WI DE998NK v. 3 I QV 269J

RC271.C5S77

1983

616.99'4061

ISBN-13:978-94-009-6800-4 001: 10.1007/978-94-009-6798-4

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Copyright C!.\ 1983 by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, The Hague, Boston, London. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1983

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CONTENTS

LIST OF AUTHORS - PARTICIPANTS

VII

1. INTRODUCTION H.M. Pinedo 2. STRATEGY FOR THE DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL ANTICANCER AGENTS V.L. Narayanan

5

3. QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP STUDIES AROUND CYTOTOXIC DRUGS R.F. Rekker

23

4. ALKYLATING PRODRUGS IN CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY T.A. Connors

47

5. STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS FOR ANTI-TUMOUR PLATINUM COMPLEXES M.J. Cleare

59

6. BIOREDUCTIVE ALKYLATION - NATURALLY OCCURRING QUINONES AS POTENTIAL CANDIDATES H.W. Moore, K.F. West, K. Srinivasacher and R. Czerniak

93

7. STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS IN DOXOn.uBICIN RELATED COl1POUNDS F. Arcamone

111

8. STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ANTITUMOUR QUINONES J.S. Driscoll

135

9. IN OF B. S.

149

VITRO OXIDATIVE ACTIVATION: A MODEL FOR THE CYTOTOXIC ACTION 9-HYDROXY ELLIPTICINE DERIVATIVES Meunier, C. Auclair, J. Bernadou, G. Meunier, M. M