Improved Brain Penetration and Antitumor Efficacy of Temozolomide by Inhibition of ABCB1 and ABCG2

The anticancer drug temozolomide is the only drug with proven activity against high-grade gliomas and has therefore become a part of the standard treatment of these tumors. P-glycoprotein (P-gp; ABCB1) and breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP; ABCG2) are transport proteins, which are present at th...

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Main Authors: Mark C. de Gooijer, Nienke A. de Vries, Tessa Buckle, Levi C.M. Buil, Jos H. Beijnen, Willem Boogerd, Olaf van Tellingen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-07-01
Series:Neoplasia: An International Journal for Oncology Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1476558618301118