The quest for the cure : the science and stories behind the next generation of medicines / Brent R. Stockwell.

New York : Columbia University Press, [2011], ©2011.

xviii, 265 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The drug discovery crisis -- A new science of molecules -- The birth of the first cancer drugs -- A new company creating drug combinations -- The undruggable RAS protein -- The druggable genome -- Peering inside proteins -- The nature of interactions between proteins -- From protein-protein interactions to personalized medicines -- A revolution in peptide synthesis -- A vast array of drug candidates -- Moving outside the small molecule box -- Accelerating the arrival of next-generation drugs.