Figures & data
Figure 1 Anticancer agents usually target either DNA or proteins endowed with receptor and/or signal transduction properties. However, RNA, which is in between DNA and proteins, could also be targeted effectively by specific anticancer drugs such as ranpirnase.
![Figure 1 Anticancer agents usually target either DNA or proteins endowed with receptor and/or signal transduction properties. However, RNA, which is in between DNA and proteins, could also be targeted effectively by specific anticancer drugs such as ranpirnase.](/cms/asset/cb12effa-fa62-4881-b104-88644b5b8e50/dbtt_a_2383_f0001_b.jpg)
Table 1 Prevalent type of response to ranpirnase observed in established human cancer cell lines in vitro
Table 2 In vivo activity of ranpirnase in animal models
Table 3 Results of the first phase III trial of ranpirnase vs doxorubicin in MMe patients according to the patient population considered: ITT (a) or TTG (b) (Vogelzang 2000)
Table 4 Grade III and IV toxicities observed in the phase III study of ranpirnase vs doxorubicin in MMe (according to the National Cancer Institute of Canada [NCIC] classification) (Vogelzang 2000)