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SUBMITTER: Thakar M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6013229 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Thakar Manjusha M Hu Yue Y Morreale Michael M Lerner Lane L Ying Lin Wan W Sen Rupashree R Cai Yi Y Karunasena Enusha E Thakar Maya M Saggi Soren S Keer Harold H Ahuja Nita N
PloS one 20180621 6
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is expected to be the second leading cause of cancer mortality by 2030. PDAC remains resistant to the majority of systemic chemotherapies. In this paper, we explore if epigenetic sensitization can improve chemotherapy response in PDAC. Multiple PDAC cell lines were tested with serial concentrations of the epigenetic modulators 5-azacitidine (Aza) and guadecitabine (SGI-110). Guadecitabine was effective at inhibiting the expression of DNA Methyltransferase ...[more]