Preventing damage limitation: targeting DNA-PKcs and DNA double strand break repair pathways for ovarian cancer therapy

Platinum-based chemotherapy is the cornerstone of ovarian cancer treatment, and its efficacy is dependent on the generation of DNA damage, with subsequent induction of apoptosis. Inappropriate or aberrant activation of the DNA damage response network is are associated with resistance to platinum, an...

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Main Authors: Daniela A Dungl, Elaina N Maginn, Euan Alexander Stronach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2015.00240/full