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SUBMITTER: Liu R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4775863 | biostudies-other | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Liu Rong R Shi Peiguo P Nie Zhi Z Liang Huichun H Zhou Zhongmei Z Chen Wenlin W Chen Haijun H Dong Chao C Yang Runxiang R Liu Suling S Chen Ceshi C
Theranostics 20160213 4
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is currently the most malignant subtype of breast cancers without effective targeted therapies. Mifepristone (MIF), a drug regularly used for abortion, has been reported to have anti-tumor activity in multiple hormone-dependent cancers, including luminal type breast cancers. In this study, we showed that MIF suppressed tumor growth of the TNBC cell lines and patient-derived xenografts in NOD-SCID mice. Furthermore, MIF reduced the TNBC cancer stem cell (CSC) ...[more]