Biological Activity of Natural and Synthetic Peptides as Anticancer Agents
Luana Vittoria Bauso,
Valeria La Fauci,
Serena Munaò
et al.
Abstract:Cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and death worldwide, making it a serious global health concern. Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgical treatment are the most used conventional therapeutic approaches, although they show several side effects that limit their effectiveness. For these reasons, the discovery of new effective alternative therapies still represents an enormous challenge for the treatment of tumour diseases. Recently, anticancer peptides (ACPs) have gained attention for cancer diagn… Show more
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