The human placenta releases substances that drive lung cancer into apoptosis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>As there is no optimal treatment of non small cell lung cancer due to its resistance to common chemotherapeutics, we investigated the effect of human placenta-conditioned medium on tumor tissue. The human placenta constitutes a mixtu...

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Main Authors: Zabel Peter, Hauber Hans-Peter, Abdullah Mahdi, Kähler Daniel, Schultz Holger, Zeiser Tobias, Marwitz Sebastian, Vollmer Ekkehard, Goldmann Torsten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-08-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
Online Access:http://www.diagnosticpathology.org/content/4/1/27