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Intrinsic Chemoresistance to Gemcitabine Is Associated with Decreased Expression of BNIP3 in Pancreatic Cancer
15 Apr 2005
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Although chemotherapy with gemcitabine is a common mode of treatment of pancreatic cancer, 75% of patients do not benefit from this therapy. It is likely that the sensitivity of cancer cells to gemcitabine is determined by a number of different factors. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: To identify genes that might contribute to resistance to gemcitabine, 15 pancreatic cancer cell lines were subjected to gemcitabine...
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