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How do real tumors become resistant to cisplatin?
Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) - 15 May 2008
Borst Piet, Rottenberg Sven, Jonkers Jos
Abstract excerpt
Lab research on cultured tumor cells selected for resistance to platinum compounds has turned up a diverse array of resistance mechanisms. In contrast, we recently found that mouse mammary tumors containing irrepairable null alleles of the Brca1 gene do not become resistant to cisplatin ever, although they invariably become resistant to a variety of other anti-cancer drugs. Each new treatment with cisplatin...
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