Metabolomics:Open Access

Anticancer Drug Development, a Matter of Money or a Matter of Idea?

Abstract

Lu DY, Chen EH and Lu TR

Drug manufacture (highly competitive area) is pillar industry for many developed countries and largest medical expenditures worldwide. Nonetheless, new anticancer drug discovery, development and manufacture have been entering into bottleneck stages. The persistent reducing of successful rates of phase II and phase III anticancer drug evaluations in clinics are grim situations for most anticancer drug developers. Owing to all these undesired factors, anticancer drug developments are highly risky enterprising now. This editorial addresses important factors affecting anticancer drug developments in future.