Targeting Cell Death in Tumors by Activating Caspases

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Cytotoxic approaches to killing tumor cells, such as chemotherapeutic agents, gamma-irradiation, suicide genes or immunotherapy, have been shown to induce cell death through apoptosis. The intrinsic apoptotic pathway is activated following treatment with cytotoxic drugs, and these reactions ultimately lead to the activation of caspases, which promote cell death in tumor cells. In addition, activation of the...

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