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Fasting boosts sensitivity of human skin melanoma to cisplatin-induced cell death.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 25 Mar 2017
Antunes Fernanda, Corazzari Marco, Pereira Gustavo, Fimia Gian Maria, Piacentini Mauro, Smaili Soraya
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Melanoma is one of leading cause of tumor death worldwide. Anti-cancer strategy includes combination of different chemo-therapeutic agents as well as radiation; however these treatments have limited efficacy and induce significant toxic effects on healthy cells. One of most promising novel therapeutic approach to cancer therapy is the combination of anti-cancer drugs with calorie restriction. Here we investigated...
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