Gemcitabine chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer: Molecular mechanisms and potential solutions

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 782-786

  Andersson, Roland ^a,b   Aho, Ursula ^a   Nilsson, Bo I ^c   Peters, Godefridus J ^d   Pastor Anglada, Maral ^e   Rasch, Wenche ^c   Sandvold, Marit L ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Clavis Pharma ASA   (Norway)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemoresistance; Gemcitabine; Pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CP 4126; GEMCITABINE; GEMCITABINE PLUS CARDIOLIPIN CONJUGATE; NUCLEOSIDE TRANSPORTER; NUCLEOSIDE TRANSPORTER 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RESISTANCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TRANSPORT; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INOPERABLE CANCER; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; XENOGRAFT;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; DEOXYCYTIDINE; DRUG RESISTANCE, NEOPLASM; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70350635407     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520902745039     Document Type: Review

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