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The Relationship between TP53 Gene Status and Carboxylesterase 2 Expression in Human Colorectal Cancer.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2018
Ishimine Momoko, Lee Hyeon-Cheol, Nakaoka Hirofumi, Orita Hajime, Kobayashi Toshiyuki, Mizuguchi Konomi, Endo Mikumi, Inoue Ituro, Sato Koichi, Yokomizo Takehiko
Abstract excerpt
Irinotecan (CPT-11) is an anticancer prodrug that is activated by the carboxylesterase CES2 and has been approved for the treatment of many types of solid tumors, including colorectal cancer. Recent studies with cell lines show that CES2 expression is regulated by the tumor suppressor protein p53. However, clinical evidence for this regulatory mechanism in cancer is lacking. In this study, we examined the...
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