Enhancing the efficacy of hepatocellular carcinoma chemotherapeutics with natural anticancer agents

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 550-553

  Alisi, A ^a,b   Balsano, C ^a,c,d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^d POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); Phytochemicals; Quercetin; Retinoids

Indexed keywords

ALITRETINOIN; CURCUMIN; FARNOQUINONE; NARINGENIN; NOBILETIN; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; QUERCETIN; RETINOID; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; LIVER TUMOR; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SYNERGISM; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39149109983     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1301/nr.2007.dec.550-553     Document Type: Short Survey

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