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Glutathione system, topoisomerase II level and multidrug resistance phenotype in acute myelogenous leukemia before treatment and at relapse.
Anticancer research - 1 Jan 2000
Massaad-Massade L, Ribrag V, Marie J P, Faussat A M, Bayle C, Dreyfus F, Gouyette A
Abstract excerpt
In order to better understand acquired resistance to antitumor agents in acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), we investigated various drug resistance mechanisms; namely, topoisomerase II (topo II), glutathione system and P-glycoprotein (P-gp). Blast cells of 31 patients with AML, 21 before treatment (BT) and 10 at relapse (AR) were studied. Topo II was evaluated by Western blot analysis. Glutathione-S-transferase...
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