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Effects of retinoids on cancerous phenotype and apoptosis in organotypic cultures of ovarian carcinoma.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 4 Apr 2001
Guruswamy S, Lightfoot S, Gold M A, Hassan R, Berlin K D, Ivey R T, Benbrook D M
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BACKGROUND: Retinoic acid analogues, called retinoids, have shown promise in clinical trials in preventing breast and ovarian cancers. Classic retinoids bind to retinoic acid receptors, which regulate cell growth. Some novel retinoids, such as fenretinide, i.e., N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)retinamide (4-HPR), induce apoptosis through retinoic acid receptor-independent mechanisms; however, they appear to do so only at...
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