Suicide gene delivery by calcium phosphate nanoparticles: A novel method of targeted therapy for gastric cancer

Cancer Biology and Therapy

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1691-1692

  Czupryna, Julie ^a   Tsourkas, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium phosphate; Carcinoembryonic antigen; Cytosine deaminase; Gastric cancer; Nanoparticles; Suicide gene therapy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CYTOSINE DEAMINASE; FLUOROURACIL; GANCICLOVIR; NANOPARTICLE; THYMIDINE KINASE 1;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CELL DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOMACH CARCINOMA; SUICIDE GENE; SUICIDE GENE THERAPY;

EID: 33846968476     PISSN: 15384047     EISSN: 15558576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cbt.5.12.3730     Document Type: Note

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