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5-Fluorouracil: mechanisms of action and clinical strategies
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This work has shown that novel genes identified in DNA microarray profiling have the potential to identify novel genes that are involved in mediating resistance to 5-FU, and these genes might prove to be therapeutically valuable as new targets for chemotherapy, or as predictive biomarkers of response to5-FU-based chemotherapy.Abstract:
5-fluorouracil (5-FU) is widely used in the treatment of cancer. Over the past 20 years, increased understanding of the mechanism of action of 5-FU has led to the development of strategies that increase its anticancer activity. Despite these advances, drug resistance remains a significant limitation to the clinical use of 5-FU. Emerging technologies, such as DNA microarray profiling, have the potential to identify novel genes that are involved in mediating resistance to 5-FU. Such target genes might prove to be therapeutically valuable as new targets for chemotherapy, or as predictive biomarkers of response to 5-FU-based chemotherapy.read more
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