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Cell cycle effects of gemcitabine
1 Jan 2001
Abstract excerpt
Gemcitabine (2',2'-difluoro-2'-deoxycytidine, or dFdC) is a promising anticancer agent with demonstrated clinical activity in solid tumours currently undergoing clinical trials. Despite extensive studies on the biochemical mechanism of action, cell cycle perturbations induced by dFdC have not yet been thoroughly investigated, apart from the expected inhibition of DNA synthesis. The aim of our study was to clarify...
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