Abstract
Killing of tumor cells by anticancer therapies commonly used in the treatment of cancer, e.g. chemotherapy, γ-irradiation, immunotherapy or suicide gene therapy, is predominantly mediated by triggering apoptosis, the cells intrinsic death program. Accordingly, defects in apoptosis pathways can result in cancer resistance to current treatment approaches. Understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate cell death programs including apoptosis, and how resistant forms of cancer evade apoptotic events, may provide novel opportunities for cancer drug development.
Keywords: apoptosis, cancer, mitochondria, cancer therapy, resistance
Current Cancer Drug Targets
Title: Targeting Apoptosis Pathways in Cancer Therapy
Volume: 4 Issue: 7
Author(s): Simone Fulda and Klaus-Michael Debatin
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Keywords: apoptosis, cancer, mitochondria, cancer therapy, resistance
Abstract: Killing of tumor cells by anticancer therapies commonly used in the treatment of cancer, e.g. chemotherapy, γ-irradiation, immunotherapy or suicide gene therapy, is predominantly mediated by triggering apoptosis, the cells intrinsic death program. Accordingly, defects in apoptosis pathways can result in cancer resistance to current treatment approaches. Understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate cell death programs including apoptosis, and how resistant forms of cancer evade apoptotic events, may provide novel opportunities for cancer drug development.
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Fulda Simone and Debatin Klaus-Michael, Targeting Apoptosis Pathways in Cancer Therapy, Current Cancer Drug Targets 2004; 4 (7) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568009043332763
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568009043332763 |
Print ISSN 1568-0096 |
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Online ISSN 1873-5576 |
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