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Gemcitabine monotherapy in recurrent ovarian cancer: from the bench to the clinic.
International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society - 1 Jan 2000
Bookman M A
Abstract excerpt
Gemcitabine (2'2'-difluorodeoxycytidine [dFdC]) is a synthetic analog of deoxycytidine with two fluorine atoms at the 2' position of the carbohydrate. As a hydrophobic molecule, dFdC competes for intracellular access via membrane-associated nucleoside transporter proteins. Following intracellular transport, dFdC is phosphorylated sequentially by deoxycytidine kinase to gemcitabine triphosphate, which inhibits...
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