Drug-induced amino acid deprivation as strategy for cancer therapy
Abstract Cancer is caused by uncontrollable growth of neoplastic cells, leading to invasion of adjacent and distant tissues resulting in death. Cancer cells have specific nutrient(s) auxotrophy and have a much higher nutrient demand compared to normal tissues. Therefore, different metabolic inhibito...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Hematology & Oncology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13045-017-0509-9 |