2015
Antiretroviral therapy–induced toxicity is associated with increased mRNA expression of telomerase
Li M, Foli Y, Amakye NY, Klein T, Selvaraj S, Lu L, Paintsil E. Antiretroviral therapy–induced toxicity is associated with increased mRNA expression of telomerase. The Journal Of Clinical Pharmacology 2015, 55: 1119-1124. PMID: 25903721, PMCID: PMC4558235, DOI: 10.1002/jcph.520.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Telomerase expression and telomere length in breast cancer and their associations with adjuvant treatment and disease outcome
Lu L, Zhang C, Zhu G, Irwin M, Risch H, Menato G, Mitidieri M, Katsaros D, Yu H. Telomerase expression and telomere length in breast cancer and their associations with adjuvant treatment and disease outcome. Breast Cancer Research 2011, 13: r56. PMID: 21645396, PMCID: PMC3218945, DOI: 10.1186/bcr2893.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndocrine therapyDisease outcomeAdjuvant treatmentTelomerase expressionBetter survival outcomesDisease-free survivalHormone receptor statusBreast cancer patientsRisk of deathTelomere lengthHigh telomeraseCause-specific mortalityBreast cancer prognosisBreast cancer cellsCancer cell resistanceHigh telomerase expressionOverall survivalPatient ageDisease recurrenceReceptor statusHistological typeAggressive diseaseSurvival outcomesDisease stageCancer patients