STAT3 activation in glioblastoma: Biochemical and therapeutic implications

Cancers

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 376-395

  Kim, Jennifer E ^a   Patel, Mira ^a   Ruzevick, Jacob ^a   Jackson, Christopher M ^a   Lim, Michael ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glioblastoma; Immunotherapy; STAT3

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893933808     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/cancers6010376     Document Type: Review

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