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Background Subclass or mechanism of actionAnthracycline a topoisomerase II inhibitor and DNA intercalator generates free radicals which has a class cardiotoxicity and vesicant behavior.Doxorubicin was originally isolated in the 1960s from Streptomyces peucetius var.caesius as a semisynthetic analog of daunorubicin, developed by Italian investigators at Farmitalia to broaden antitumor activity beyond leukemias.
Authors
- Saphalta Baghmar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7713-3851)
- Prashant Mehta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8151-4331)
- Ramesh Kumar
- Ankita Singh
- Karan Sood
Institutions
- Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (IN)
- Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Molecular and Immuno Oncology
- Published
- 2025-12-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25259/ijmio_38_2025
- Primary Topic
- Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00