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Overcoming bcl-2- and p53-mediated resistance in prostate cancer.
Seminars in oncology - 1 Feb 1999
DiPaola R S, Aisner J
Abstract excerpt
Most prostate cancers eventually develop resistance to hormonal therapy and chemotherapies. Many mechanisms for resistance to chemotherapy have been identified. Mutations or inactivation of the p53 suppressor gene and overexpression of bcl-2 are among such mechanisms. Mutations in the p53 gene can lead to resistance to certain chemotherapy agents, and such mutations are seen more often in metastatic than in...
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