Therapy for oral squamous cell carcinoma by tegafur and streptococcal agent OK-432 in combination with radiotherapy: Association of the therapeutic effect with differentiation and apoptosis in the cancer cells

Apoptosis

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 227-238

  Sato, M ^a   Harada, K ^a   Yoshida, H ^a   Yura, Y ^a   Azuma, M ^a   Iga, H ^a   Bando, T ^a   Kawamata, H ^a   Takegawa, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Differentiation; OK 432; Oral squamous cell carcinoma; Radiotherapy; Tegafur

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001412157     PISSN: 13608185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026428918301     Document Type: Article

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