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Highly variable response to cytotoxic chemotherapy in carcinoma-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) from lung and breast.
BMC cancer - 11 Dec 2008
Sonnenberg Maike, van der Kuip Heiko, Haubeis Silke, Fritz Peter, Schroth Werner, Friedel Godehard, Simon Wolfgang, Mürdter Thomas E, Aulitzky Walter E
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BACKGROUND: Carcinoma-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) can promote carcinogenesis and tumor progression. Only limited data on the response of CAFs to chemotherapy and their potential impact on therapy outcome are available. This study was undertaken to analyze the influence of chemotherapy on carcin...
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