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Sulforaphane enhances the anticancer activity of taxanes against triple negative breast cancer by killing cancer stem cells.
Cancer letters - 28 May 2017
Burnett Joseph P, Lim Gi, Li Yanyan, Shah Ronak B, Lim Rebekah, Paholak Hayley J, McDermott Sean P, Sun Lichao, Tsume Yasuhiro, Bai Shuhua, Wicha Max S, Sun Duxin, Zhang Tao
Abstract excerpt
Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) typically exhibits rapid progression, high mortality and faster relapse rates relative to other breast cancer subtypes. In this report we examine the combination of taxanes (paclitaxel or docetaxel) with a breast cancer stem cell (CSC)-targeting agent sulforaphane for use against TNBC. We demonstrate that paclitaxel or docetaxel treatment induces IL-6 secretion and results in...
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