Studies of cancer therapeutic pharmacology in China:Data from 2001 applications of NSFC / 中国药理学通报

ABSTRACT

The number of projects from free applications of the national natural science foundation of China (NSFC) about pharmacology of antitumor drugs in 2001 increased evidently than before. Those projects were mainly about the exploration of the natural materials with antitumor activity, investigation in new targets of antitumor drugs, study in the inhibition of angiogenesis in tumor cells,etc. The tumor pharmacology in China has made some progress, but it still lags much behind the international study level. Basic work and creative ideas should be strengthened for further development.