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The role of DNA methylation in enhancing the sensitivity of colorectal cancer cells to topoisomerase inhibitors.

2015/17/N/NZ3/03737

Keywords:

colorectal cancer DNA methylation chemosensitivity epigenetic drugs combination therapy topoisomerase inhibitors LINE-1

Descriptors:

  • NZ3_1: Cell biology
  • NZ2_1: Molecular genetics
  • NZ5_7: Human disease treatment

Panel:

NZ3 - Cellular and developmental biology: cell biology, developmental biology, ageing biology, neurobiology

Host institution :

Instytut Immunologii i Terapii Doświadczalnej im. Ludwika Hirszfelda PAN

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Principal investigator (from the host institution):

Alicja Pawlak 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 2

Call: PRELUDIUM 9 - announced on 2015-03-16

Amount awarded: 150 000 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2016-01-26

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2018-02-25

Project duration:: 25 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Project settled

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  • Publication in academic press/journals (1)
  1. Long-lasting reduction in clonogenic potential of colorectal cancer cells by sequential treatments with 5-azanucleosides and topoisomerase inhibitors.
    Authors:
    Alicja Pawlak, Ewa Ziolo, Anna Fiedorowicz, Klaudyna Fidyt, Leon Strzadala, Wojciech Kalas
    Academic press:
    BMC Cancer (rok: 2016, tom: 1,28680555555556, strony: 45304), Wydawca: BioMed Central
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1186/s12885-016-2925-6 - link to the publication