Friedman M A
Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 1994 Feb;8(1):113-9.
For the past two decades, attempts to improve chemotherapy for patients with breast cancer have emphasized the use of currently available agents. Research by drug discovery programs of the National Cancer Institute has identified a number of clinically promising novel agents. Conceivably, within the next several years there could be a doubling of the chemotherapy armamentarium for breast cancer--more than 30 active cytotoxic agents.