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Pure Appl. Chem., 2007, Vol. 79, No. 12, pp. 2243-2261

http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/pac200779122243

Metal-based anticancer drugs: From a past anchored in platinum chemistry to a post-genomic future of diverse chemistry and biology*

Michael J. Hannon

School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK

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