Methods and Compositions for Treating or Ameliorating Cancer Using Gemcitabine-5'-Elaidate

This invention provides methods and compositions for treating or otherwise ameliorating cancer in a subject, along with methods and compositions for measuring the levels of nucleoside transporters in a tumor and correlating this level to a predicated efficacy of a given anti-cancer drug regime, and...

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Hauptverfasser: SANDVOLD MARIT LILAND, MYHREN FINN
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Zusammenfassung:This invention provides methods and compositions for treating or otherwise ameliorating cancer in a subject, along with methods and compositions for measuring the levels of nucleoside transporters in a tumor and correlating this level to a predicated efficacy of a given anti-cancer drug regime, and methods and compositions for treating patients with low levels of hENT1 expression in cancer cells using a lipophilic gemcitabine analog such as gemcitabine-5′-elaidate.