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Acetyl Isogambogic Acid Activates Unfolded Protein Response And Apoptosis In Head And Neck Cancer, Mehrnoosh Ghafouri, Chester Gauss, Yue Xi Phd, Thomas Jetmore Md, Jordyn Lucas Md, Michael U. Callaghan Md, Andrew M. Fribley Phd
Acetyl Isogambogic Acid Activates Unfolded Protein Response And Apoptosis In Head And Neck Cancer, Mehrnoosh Ghafouri, Chester Gauss, Yue Xi Phd, Thomas Jetmore Md, Jordyn Lucas Md, Michael U. Callaghan Md, Andrew M. Fribley Phd
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Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) develops in the mucous membranes of the mouth, nose, and throat. HNSCC is the sixth most common malignancy in the world with 650,000 new diagnosis and 350,000 death every year. Current treatments are chemotherapy and radiation however, the 5-year survival rate for patients at stage 3 or 4 is less than 50%. There is an urgent unmet clinical need to investigate novel treatments for these patients. HNSCC is characterized by dysregulated cell growth rate and aberrant protein synthesis which leads to increased protein folding demand and the need for chaperones. This high protein …