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The p53 gene is a potent determinant of chemosensitivity and radiosensitivity in gastric and colorectal cancers.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Jan 1996
Hamada M, Fujiwara T, Hizuta A, Gochi A, Naomoto Y, Takakura N, Takahashi K, Roth J A, Tanaka N, Orita K
Abstract excerpt
We previously reported that introduction of the wild-type p53 gene into human cancer cells with deleted p53 enhanced apoptosis induced by chemotherapy [Fujiwara et al. (1994) Cancer Res 54:2287]. This suggests that p53 status could be a potent determinant of the therapeutic efficacy of DNA-damaging cancer therapy. We analyzed 24 patients with gastric or colorectal cancer for p53 mutations and apoptotic changes in...
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