Simvastatin overcomes gefitinib resistance in non-small cell lung cancer with the T790M mutation of epidermal growth factor receptor via Akt/b-catenin signaling dependent down-regulation of survivin

H. R. Kim, K. E. Hwang, E. T. Jeong (Iksan, Republic Of Korea)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Basic research on lung cancer
Session: Basic research on lung cancer
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3104
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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H. R. Kim, K. E. Hwang, E. T. Jeong (Iksan, Republic Of Korea). Simvastatin overcomes gefitinib resistance in non-small cell lung cancer with the T790M mutation of epidermal growth factor receptor via Akt/b-catenin signaling dependent down-regulation of survivin. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 3104

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