EGF receptor-targeted synthetic double-stranded RNA eliminates glioblastoma, breast cancer, and adenocarcinoma tumors in mice.

BACKGROUND: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most lethal form of brain cancer. With the available treatments, survival does not exceed 12-14 mo from the time of diagnosis. We describe a novel strategy to selectively induce the death of glioblastoma cells and other cancer cells that over-express...

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Main Authors: Alexei Shir, Manfred Ogris, Ernst Wagner, Alexander Levitzki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-01-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1298941?pdf=render