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Chemotherapy and terminal skeletal muscle differentiation in WT1-mutant Wilms tumors.
Cancer medicine - 1 Apr 2018
Royer-Pokora Brigitte, Beier Manfred, Brandt Artur, Duhme Constanze, Busch Maike, de Torres Carmen, Royer Hans-Dieter, Mora Jaume
Abstract excerpt
Wilms tumors (WT) with WT1 mutations do not respond well to preoperative chemotherapy by volume reduction, suggesting resistance to chemotherapy. The histologic pattern of this tumor subtype indicates an intrinsic mesenchymal differentiation potential. Currently, it is unknown whether cytotoxic treatments can induce a terminal differentiation state as a direct comparison of untreated and chemotherapy-treated...
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