Cell cycle non specific drugs are agents that
A. do not act on rapidly dividing tumors
B. have less adverse effects than drugs that are cell cycle specific
C. are only effective on tumor cells that are not dividing
D. help decrease tumor size, recruit more cells into the cell cycle, and thereby increase tumor sensitivity to cell cycle specific agents
E. inhibit DNA polymerase and topoisomerase
Ans: D. help decrease tumor size, recruit more cells into the cell cycle, and thereby increase tumor sensitivity to cell cycle specific agents
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