Mifepristone prevents repopulation of ovarian cancer cells escaping cisplatin-paclitaxel therapy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Advanced ovarian cancer is treated with cytoreductive surgery and combination platinum- and taxane-based chemotherapy. Although most patients have acute clinical response to this strategy, the disease ultimately recurs. In this work...

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Main Authors: Gamarra-Luques Carlos D, Goyeneche Alicia A, Hapon Maria B, Telleria Carlos M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/12/200