Alectinib treatment improves photodynamic therapy in cancer cell lines of different origin
Abstract Background Photodynamic therapy with a photosensitizer such as protoporphyrin-IX, a light sensitive metabolite of heme synthesis, is a highly selective treatment for various carcinomas. In previous studies, we found a significant down regulation of the relevant enzyme ferrochelatase in gast...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-08-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08667-x |