Microenvironmental induced essentiality of autophagy.

Singleton, Dean C; Harris, Adrian L · Clin Cancer Res · 2013

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Angiogenesis inhibitors cause increased hypoxia in tumors and this results in the induction of cytoprotective autophagy. Targeting this adaptation using autophagy inhibitors can overcome resistance to antiangiogenic therapy and enhance the antitumor effects.

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