© 2000 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 92, No. 1, 1,
January 5, 2000
© 2000 Oxford University Press
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Molecular signals in a cancer cell's microenvironment may trigger survival-promoting
mechanisms, thereby leading to resistance to chemotherapy. Taylor et al. (p. 18) examined three survival-promoting pathways, individually or in combination, to test their ability
to prevent cell death in human B lymphoma cells treated with the drug etoposide. The authors
found that the combination of all three survival signals reduced etoposide-induced apoptotic cell
death by approximately fourfold, a difference that was statistically significant. Additional
experiments by the researchers shed light on the molecular mechanism of the
Smoking and Sex-Specific Gene Expression
Alternative Therapy and Breast Cancer
Modeling Tamoxifen's Efficacy
Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer
Germ Cell Tumors and Hematologic Neoplasia