Article
Expression of MDR1 and GST-pi in human soft tissue sarcomas: relation to drug resistance and biological aggressiveness.
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology - 1 Jan 1992
Toffoli G, Frustaci S, Tumiotto L, Talamini R, Gherlinzoni F, Picci P, Boiocchi M
Abstract excerpt
Human soft tissue sarcomas (HSTS) in adults are a family of mesenchymal tumors characterized by high biological aggressiveness and general refractoriness to chemotherapy. A series of 36 HSTS, 24 untreated and 12 homogeneously treated with a presurgical chemotherapeutic regimen consisting of doxorubicin (intra-arterial) and iphosphamide (intra-vein), was analyzed for expression of MDR1 and the...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- DNA
- Drug Resistance
- Female
- Flow Cytometry
- Gene Expression
- Glutathione Transferase
- Histones
- Humans
