Cisplatin-resistance and cell death in malignant pleural mesothelioma cells

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive, treatment-resistant tumour. Cisplatin (cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (II)) is the best single-agent chemotherapy for MPM, but platinum-based combination therapies give the best overall response rates. However, cisplatin use is limited by resistan...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Janson, Veronica
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Medicinsk biovetenskap 2008
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-1680
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