Effects of STI571 (gleevec) on pancreatic cancer cell growth

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive malignancy characterized by low responsiveness to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. This resistance is partly due to the overexpression of several tyrosine kinase receptors and their ligands. STI571 ha...

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Main Authors: Büchler Markus W, Giese Nathalia, Fischer Lars, Guo Junchao, Kleeff Jörg, Li Junsheng, Friess Helmut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-09-01
Series:Molecular Cancer
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Online Access:http://www.molecular-cancer.com/content/2/1/32