Clinical resistance to platinum chemotherapy in ovarian cancer
Platinum drugs are the most active agents in ovarian cancer. Their cytotoxicty results from DNA crosslinking. High tumour response rates are seen, but 80 % of patients relapse. Major mechanisms of platinum resistance in patients remain to be established. We have studied DNA interstrand crosslinking...
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University College London (University of London)
2009
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.564599 |