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Administration of PUMA adenovirus increases the sensitivity of esophageal cancer cells to anticancer drugs.
Cancer biology & therapy - 1 Apr 2006
Wang Haijuan, Qian Haili, Yu Jian, Zhang Xueyan, Zhang Lin, Fu Ming, Liang Xiao, Zhan Qimin, Lin Chen
Abstract excerpt
Esophageal cancer is one of the most lethal human tumors, characterized by relative chemoresistance and poor prognosis. Researchers have been seeking for multimodality to improve its outcome of therapy. PUMA (p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis) is a potent proapoptotic molecule that is rapidly induced in cells following DNA damage and is required for p53-induced apoptosis. We evaluated the therapeutic...
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