Discovery and development of the G-rich oligonucleotide AS1411 as a novel treatment for cancer

Experimental and Molecular Pathology - Tập 86 Số 3 - Trang 151-164 - 2009
Paula J. Bates1, Damian A. Laber2, Donald M. Miller2, Shelia D. Thomas2, John O. Trent2
1James Graham Brown Cancer Center, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA.
2Molecular Targets Group, James Graham Brown Cancer Center, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, 580 S. Preston St., Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA

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