Targeting ERK1/2 activation and proliferation in human primary schwannoma cells with MEK1/2 inhibitor AZD6244

Deficiency of the tumor suppressor merlin leads to the development of multiple tumors of the nervous system, such as schwannomas, meningiomas, and ependymomas. Due to the benign character of these tumors, classical chemotherapy is ineffective. Current therapies, surgery, and radiosurgery are local a...

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Main Authors: Sylwia Ammoun, Natalia Ristic, Cordula Matthies, David A. Hilton, C. Oliver Hanemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-01-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996109002691