TUCAN/CARDINAL/CARD8 and apoptosis resistance in non-small cell lung cancer cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Activation of caspase-9 in response to treatment with cytotoxic drugs is inhibited in NSCLC cells, which may contribute to the clinical resistance to chemotherapy shown in this type of tumor. The aim of the present study was to inves...

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Main Authors: Ferreira Carlos G, Hoogeland Bas SJ, Giaccone Giuseppe, Checinska Agnieszka, Rodriguez Jose A, Kruyt Frank AE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/6/166