The aurora kinases inhibitor VE-465 is a novel treatment for glioblastoma multiforme

Oncology (Switzerland)

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 326-335

  Lee, Pei Ying ^a   Chen, Chi Long ^c,f   Lin, Zhong Zhe ^d,e   Cheng, Ann Lii ^e   Chen, Edmund I Tsuen ^b   Whang Peng, Jacqueline ^c   Huang, Chi Ying F ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Laboratory Medicine   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d National Center of Excellence for Clinical Trials and Research   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Glioblastoma multiforme; VE 465

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; AURORA KINASE; AURORA KINASE INHIBITOR; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; PROTEIN P53; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VE 465;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL DIVISION; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL SHAPE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENDOREDUPLICATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GLIOBLASTOMA; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC50; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION;

EID: 84876800051     PISSN: 00302414     EISSN: 14230232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000347021     Document Type: Article

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