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Lisofylline sensitizes p53 mutant human ovarian carcinoma cells to the cytotoxic effects of cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (II).
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Jul 1998
Husain A, Rosales N, Schwartz G K, Spriggs D R
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A novel approach to counteracting drug resistance is the development of nontoxic agents that are able to preferentially increase the sensitivity of tumor cells to the cytotoxicity of chemotherapy. The possibility that such an agent could be directed specifically against p53-defective tumor cells led us to study the new methylxanthine, Lisofylline, for its ability to sensitize ovary cancer cells to...
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