Inhibition of PI3K/Akt/mTOR overcomes cisplatin resistance in the triple negative breast cancer cell line HCC38

Abstract Background Widely established targeted therapies directed at triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) are missing. Classical chemotherapy remains the systemic treatment option. Cisplatin has been tested in TNBC but bears the disadvantage of resistance development. The purpose of this study was...

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Main Authors: Katharina Gohr, Alexandra Hamacher, Laura H. Engelke, Matthias U. Kassack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3695-5