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Therapeutic resistance resulting from mutations in Raf/MEK/ERK and PI3K/PTEN/Akt/mTOR signaling pathways.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Nov 2011
McCubrey James A, Steelman Linda S, Kempf C Ruth, Chappell William H, Abrams Stephen L, Stivala Franca, Malaponte Graziella, Nicoletti Ferdinando, Libra Massimo, Bäsecke Jörg, Maksimovic-Ivanic Danijela, Mijatovic Sanja, Montalto Giuseppe, Cervello Melchiorre, Cocco Lucio, Martelli Alberto M
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Chemotherapy remains a commonly used therapeutic approach for many cancers. Indeed chemotherapy is relatively effective for treatment of certain cancers and it may be the only therapy (besides radiotherapy) that is appropriate for certain cancers. However, a common problem with chemotherapy is the development of drug resistance. Many studies on the mechanisms of drug resistance concentrated on the expression of...
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