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The Suppression of <i>Aurora-A/STK15/BTAK</i> Expression Enhances Chemosensitivity to Docetaxel in Human Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Eiji Tanaka, Yosuke Hashimoto, Tetsuo Ito, Kan Kondo, Motoshige Higashiyama, Shigeru Tsunoda, Cristian Ortiz‐Villalón, Yoshiharu Sakai, Johji Inazawa, Yutaka Shimada

Clinical Cancer Research · 2007 · 51 citations · 30 references

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Abstract

These results indicated that Aurora-A might play an important role in chemosensitivity to docetaxel, and the suppression of its expression might be a potential therapeutic target for ESCC.

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