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5-FU pretreatment potentiates cisplatin-induced apoptosis through up-regulation of thrombospondin-1 in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

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This work was supported in part by National Natural Science Foundation of China (30500603), “863” Project (2003AA205060) from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, and Chuangxin Foundation of Nanjing Medical University (CX2003004).

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  2. Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Rd, 210029, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China

    Peng Liu

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Xu, B., Liu, P. 5-FU pretreatment potentiates cisplatin-induced apoptosis through up-regulation of thrombospondin-1 in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 63, 1181–1183 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00280-008-0880-x

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