Antiprogestin mifepristone inhibits the growth of cancer cells of reproductive and non-reproductive origin regardless of progesterone receptor expression

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mifepristone (MF) has been largely used in reproductive medicine due to its capacity to modulate the progesterone receptor (PR). The study of MF has been expanded to the field of oncology; yet it remains unclear whether the expressio...

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Main Authors: Ortbahn Casey T, Brandhagen BreeAnn N, Goyeneche Alicia A, Tieszen Chelsea R, Telleria Carlos M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/11/207