Relative Bcl-2 Independence of Drug-Induced Cytotoxicity and Resistance in 518A2 Melanoma Cells
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Relative Bcl-2 independence of drug-induced cytotoxicity and resistance in 518A2 melanoma cells.
PURPOSE Inhibition of the function of Bcl-2 protein has been postulated to sensitize cells to cytotoxic chemotherapy. G3139 (Genasense) is a phosphorothioate anti-Bcl-2 antisense oligonucleotide, but its mechanism of action is uncertain. The aim of the present work is to investigate inhibition of Bcl-2 expression in 518A2 melanoma cells, the cell line on which recent phase II and phase III clin...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Cancer Research
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1078-0432,1557-3265
DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-04-1294