Breast Cancer Therapy
Report summarizes breast cancer therapy study findings from University Hospital
Published in Women's Health Weekly, February 21st, 2008
Researchers detail in 'Sequence-dependent synergism and antagonism between paclitaxel and gemcitabine in breast cancer cells: the importance of scheduling,' new data in breast cancer. "The marked clinical anticancer activity of the paclitaxel (PTX) and gemcitabine (GEM) combination has suggested that the two drugs may interact more than additively. We have analyzed the in vitro growth and molecular interactions of the two chemotherapy drugs in a panel of human breast cancer cells," scientists writing in the International Journal of Oncology report.
"We evaluated cell viability in four breast cancer cell lines (i.e., MCF-7, MDA-MB-231, MDA-MB-468, and SKBR3) that...
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