Article
p53 status and the efficacy of cancer therapy in vivo.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 4 Nov 1994
Lowe S W, Bodis S, McClatchey A, Remington L, Ruley H E, Fisher D E, Housman D E, Jacks T
Abstract excerpt
The therapeutic responsiveness of genetically defined tumors expressing or devoid of the p53 tumor suppressor gene was compared in immunocompromised mice. Tumors expressing the p53 gene contained a high proportion of apoptotic cells and typically regressed after treatment with gamma radiation or...
Topics
- Animals
- Apoptosis
- Doxorubicin
- Drug Resistance
- Fibrosarcoma
- Gamma Rays
- Genes, p53
- Immunocompromised Host
- Mice
- Mice, Nude
- Mutation
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
- Neoplasm Transplantation
- Radiation Tolerance