Introduction

Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research - Anti-Cancer Agents is a book series intended for pharmaceutical scientists, postgraduate students and researchers seeking updated and critical information for developing clinical trials and devising research plans in anti-cancer research. Reviews in each volume are written by experts in medical oncology and clinical trials research and compile the latest information available on special topics of interest to oncology researchers.

The fifth volume of the book features reviews on biochemical inhibitors (second-generation protein kinase Inhibitors, histone deacetylase inhibitors, immune checkpoint inhibitors, EGFR Tyrosine Kinase inhibitors, non-coding RNAs), apoptosis, and physical exercise therapy for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. The treatment strategies in this volume cover cancers such as acute myeloid leukemia, gastrointestinal cancer, breast cancer and lung cancer.