Repositioning of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors as Antagonists of ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters in Anticancer Drug Resistance

The phenomenon of multidrug resistance (MDR) has attenuated the efficacy of anticancer drugs and the possibility of successful cancer chemotherapy. ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters play an essential role in mediating MDR in cancer cells by increasing efflux of drugs from cancer cells, hence r...

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Main Authors: Yi-Jun Wang, Yun-Kai Zhang, Rishil J. Kathawala, Zhe-Sheng Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-09-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/6/4/1925