| Literature DB >> 6372095 |
A M Rogan, T C Hamilton, R C Young, R W Klecker, R F Ozols.
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The effectiveness of adriamycin in the treatment of ovarian cancer and other human tumors has been limited by the development of drug resistance. Verapamil, a calcium channel blocking agent, completely reversed adriamycin resistance in human ovarian cancer cells with moderate (three- to sixfold) degrees of resistance and partially reversed resistance in highly (150-fold) resistant cells. The potentiating effect of verapamil was due to inhibition of adriamycin efflux in the resistant cells. These results have led to a clinical trial of adriamycin and verapamil in refractory ovarian cancer patients.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6372095 DOI: 10.1126/science.6372095
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728