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SUBMITTER: Ishida S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2902369 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ishida Seiko S McCormick Frank F Smith-McCune Karen K Hanahan Douglas D
Cancer cell 20100601 6
Uptake of the anticancer drug cisplatin is mediated by the copper transporter CTR1 in cultured cells. Here we show in human ovarian tumors that low levels of Ctr1 mRNA are associated with poor clinical response to platinum-based therapy. Using a mouse model of human cervical cancer, we demonstrate that combined treatment with a copper chelator and cisplatin increases cisplatin-DNA adduct levels in cancerous but not in normal tissues, impairs angiogenesis, and improves therapeutic efficacy. The c ...[more]