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The anti-leukemic activity of sodium dichloroacetate in p53mutated/null cells is mediated by a p53-independent ILF3/p21 pathway.
Oncotarget - 10 Feb 2015
Agnoletto Chiara, Brunelli Laura, Melloni Elisabetta, Pastorelli Roberta, Casciano Fabio, Rimondi Erika, Rigolin Gian Matteo, Cuneo Antonio, Secchiero Paola, Zauli Giorgio
Abstract excerpt
B-chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) patients harboring p53 mutations are invariably refractory to therapies based on purine analogues and have limited treatment options and poor survival. Having recently demonstrated that the mitochondria-targeting small molecule sodium dichloroacetate (DCA) exhibits anti-leukemic activity in p53wild-type B-CLL cells, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of DCA in...
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