Irresponsiveness of two retinoblastoma cases to conservative therapy correlates with up- regulation of hERG1 channels and of the VEGF-A pathway

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Treatment strategies for Retinoblastoma (RB), the most common primary intraocular tumor in children, have evolved over the past few decades and chemoreduction is currently the most popular treatment strategy. Despite success, systemi...

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Main Authors: La Torre Agostino, Franchi Alessandro, Pollazzi Liliana, Tamburini Angela, Pillozzi Serena, Fortunato Pina, Arcangeli Annarosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-09-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/10/504