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Combined functional genome survey of therapeutic targets for hepatocellular carcinoma.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 May 2010
Satow Reiko, Shitashige Miki, Kanai Yae, Takeshita Fumitaka, Ojima Hidenori, Jigami Takafumi, Honda Kazufumi, Kosuge Tomoo, Ochiya Takahiro, Hirohashi Setsuo, Yamada Tesshi
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The outcome of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has remained unsatisfactory. Patients with HCC suffer from chronic hepatitis or liver cirrhosis, and their reserve liver function is often limited. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: To develop new therapeutic agents that act specifically on HCC but interfere only minimally with residual liver function, we searched for genes that were upregulated in...
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