Anti-cancer drug development refers to the process of
discovering, designing, testing, and bringing to market pharmaceutical agents
that can prevent, treat, or cure cancer. Cancer is a complex group of diseases
characterized by uncontrolled cell growth, and developing drugs to target the
specific molecular mechanisms that drive these cancers is a critical area of
biomedical research.
Over the past few decades, there has been significant progress in the development of anti-cancer drugs, including traditional chemotherapy agents, targeted therapies, immunotherapies, and more recently, personalized medicine approaches. The goal of anti-cancer drug development is not only to treat cancer effectively but also to reduce toxicity, minimize side effects, and improve the quality of life for patients.