Essays about: "cisplatin"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the word cisplatin.
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1. Evaluating LOAd703 in combination with chemotherapeutic agents in ovarian cancer
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologiAbstract : Ovarian cancer is a disease with a high rate of mortality where the need for novel treatments will increase in the near future as older and populous generations reach the age where the cancer is usually diagnosed. Once treated, ovarian cancer tends to recur and display a newfound resistance against the platinum-based chemotherapeutic drugs that are used to treat the disease. READ MORE
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2. Combination of Antimetabolites with Chemotherapy as a Novel Treatment Option in High-risk Neuroblastoma
University essay from KTH/ProteinvetenskapAbstract : 20 svenska barn diagnostiseras årligen med barntumören neuroblastom (NB). Läkemedelsresistens och intratumoral heterogenitet försvårar behandlingen och 50-60% av hög-risk NB-patienter drabbas av återfall. Subpopulationer av resistenta celler har identifierats i hög-risk NB-cellinjer, vilket belyser behovet av nya behandlingsalternativ. READ MORE
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3. Investigation of endogenous p21 expression and its correlation to therapy resistance in high-risk neuroblastoma
University essay from KTH/ProteinvetenskapAbstract : Neuroblastoma (NB) is a childhood cancer with a highly complex nature. High-risk NB patients undergo intensive treatment regimens that are often followed by long-term side effects. This, in addition to the emergence of resistant cancer cells, highlights a need for novel therapeutic targets and treatment strategies to improve outcome in NB. READ MORE
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4. Investigation of drug-induced cell cycle responses in high-risk neuroblastoma
University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)Abstract : The childhood cancer neuroblastoma mostly affects children under the age of 2 and comprises 6% of all childhood cancers. Neuroblastoma has very diverse phenotypes caused by both inter- and intra-tumour heterogeneities. The phenotypes are classified as being either low- or high-risk. READ MORE
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5. PTA Ruthenium-aminochloroquinoline complexes: Antimalarials of the future
University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiska institutionenAbstract : Malaria is a disease that is transmitted by mosquitoes; it has been transmitedaffecting humanity for more than 10.000 years, it affects between 700 000 and 2.7million people per year and it can be deadly, therefore there is a large and increasinginterest in developing a cure against it. READ MORE