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SUBMITTER: Bowen JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3493434 | biostudies-other | 2012 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Bowen Joanne M JM Mayo Bronwen J BJ Plews Erin E Bateman Emma E Stringer Andrea M AM Boyle Frances M FM Finnie John W JW Keefe Dorothy M K DM
Cancer biology & therapy 20120816 13
Orally administered small molecule receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (RTKIs) are increasingly common treatments for cancer, both alone and in combination with chemotherapy. However, their side effect profiles and the underlying mechanisms of such are not yet fully elucidated. Management of their most common dose limiting side effect, diarrhea, has been hampered by a lack of suitable animal models. We aimed to develop a clinically relevant rat model of RTKI-induced diarrhea that could be utiliz ...[more]