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SUBMITTER: Ishimine M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5831679 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ishimine Momoko M Lee Hyeon-Cheol HC Nakaoka Hirofumi H Orita Hajime H Kobayashi Toshiyuki T Mizuguchi Konomi K Endo Mikumi M Inoue Ituro I Sato Koichi K Yokomizo Takehiko T
Disease markers 20180131
Irinotecan (CPT-11) is an anticancer prodrug that is activated by the carboxylesterase CES2 and has been approved for the treatment of many types of solid tumors, including colorectal cancer. Recent studies with cell lines show that CES2 expression is regulated by the tumor suppressor protein p53. However, clinical evidence for this regulatory mechanism in cancer is lacking. In this study, we examined the relationship between <i>TP53</i> gene status and CES2 expression in human colorectal cancer ...[more]