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Enhanced Therapeutic Efficacy in Cancer Patients by Short-term Fasting: The Autophagy Connection

Preclinical studies suggest that fasting prior to chemotherapy may be an effective strategy to protect patients against the adverse effects of chemo-toxicity. Fasting may also sensitize cancer cells to chemotherapy. It is further suggested that fasting may similarly augment the efficacy of oncolytic...

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Autores principales: van Niekerk, Gustav, Hattingh, Suzèl M., Engelbrecht, Anna-Mart
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5107564/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27896219
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2016.00242