Sensitization of Head and Neck Cancer to Cisplatin Through the Use of a Novel Curcumin Analog
Author(s) -
Waleed M. Abuzeid,
Samantha Davis,
Alice Tang,
Lindsay Saunders,
J. Chadwick Brenner,
Jiayuh Lin,
James R. Fuchs,
Emily Light,
Carol R. Bradford,
Mark E. Prince,
Thomas E. Carey
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
archives of otolaryngology - head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-361X
pISSN - 0886-4470
DOI - 10.1001/archoto.2011.63
Subject(s) - cisplatin , stat3 , apoptosis , cancer research , curcumin , chemistry , cell culture , cancer cell , head and neck squamous cell carcinoma , sensitization , cancer , head and neck cancer , medicine , biology , immunology , chemotherapy , biochemistry , genetics
To determine whether a novel small molecule inhibitor derived from curcumin (FLLL32) that targets signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) 3 would induce cytotoxic effects in STAT3-dependent head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) cells and would sensitize tumors to cisplatin.
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