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Disruption of p73-MDM2 binding synergizes with gemcitabine to induce apoptosis in HuCCT1 cholangiocarcinoma cell line with p53 mutation.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 Aug 2010
Zheng Tongsen, Wang Jiabei, Chen Xi, Meng Xianzhi, Song Xuan, Lu Zhaoyang, Jiang Hongchi, Liu Lianxin
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Chemotherapy to date has not been effective in the treatment of cholangiocarcinoma. However, gemcitabine, a novel nucleoside analog, has shown remarkable biological activity against cholangiocarcinoma in some clinical studies. Combinations of gemcitabine with other agents have also shown promising results, with a tolerable toxicity profile. Nutlin-3 is a small-molecule inhibitor that acts to inhibit murine double...
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