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Inhibition of RAC1 GTPase sensitizes pancreatic cancer cells to γ-irradiation.
Oncotarget - 15 Nov 2014
Yan Ying, Hein Ashley L, Etekpo Asserewou, Burchett Katrina M, Lin Chi, Enke Charles A, Batra Surinder K, Cowan Kenneth H, Ouellette Michel M
Abstract excerpt
Radiation therapy is a staple treatment for pancreatic cancer. However, owing to the intrinsic radioresistance of pancreatic cancer cells, radiation therapy often fails to increase survival of pancreatic cancer patients. Radiation impedes cancer cells by inducing DNA damage, which can activate ce...
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