Diagnosis and treatment of ALT tumors: is Trabectedin a new therapeutic option?

Abstract Telomeres are specialized nucleoprotein structures responsible for protecting chromosome ends in order to prevent the loss of genomic information. Telomere maintenance is required for achieving immortality by neoplastic cells. While most cancer cells rely on telomerase re-activation for lin...

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Main Authors: Luca Pompili, Carlo Leonetti, Annamaria Biroccio, Erica Salvati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
Subjects:
Alt
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13046-017-0657-3