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Effects of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine on the sensitivity of pancreatic cancer cells to targeted therapies.
Advances in biological regulation - 1 Jan 2023
McCubrey James A, Abrams Stephen L, Follo Matilde Y, Manzoli Lucia, Ratti Stefano, Martelli Alberto M, Cervello Melchiorre
Abstract excerpt
Approaches to improve pancreatic cancer therapy are essential as this disease has a very bleak outcome. Approximately 80% of pancreatic cancers are pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDAC). PDAC is a cancer which is difficult to effectively treat as it is often detected late in the disease process. Almost all PDACs (over 90%) have activating mutations in the GTPase gene KRAS. These mutations result in...
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