Ottewell, P.D., Jones, M., Coleman, R.E. et al. (1 more author) (2006) Synergistic effects of cytotoxic drugs and antiresorptive agents in vitro and in vivo. In: Breast cancer research: the past and the future, 1 November 2006, London, UK.
Abstract
Breast cancer patients commonly receive a combination of different therapies; however, our understanding of how such combined treatments work is incomplete. In an attempt to optimize treatment strategies we have focused on determining how anticancer agents can be combined in order to induce maximum levels of tumour cell death. The antiresorptive agent zoledronic acid (zol) (Novartis Pharma, Basel, Switzerland) and the chemotherapeutic agent doxorubicin (dox) (Parmachemie BV, Haarlem, The Netherlands) have been shown to synergistically increase apoptosis in breast cancer cells in vitro. In order to determine whether sequential treatment with dox and zol could have potential clinical relevance and to determine the cellular mechanisms responsible for this synergy, we have further investigated combination treatments in vitro and in vivo.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2006 BioMed Central Ltd |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > The Medical School (Sheffield) > Division of Genomic Medicine (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Biosciences (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Sheffield Import |
Date Deposited: | 09 Oct 2009 10:07 |
Last Modified: | 10 Feb 2023 14:11 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/bcr1591 |
Status: | Published |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:9720 |