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HIF-1α inhibition as a novel mechanism of cardiac glycosides in cancer therapeutics

Evaluation of: Zhang H, Qian DZ, Tan YS, et al. Digoxin and other cardiac glycosides inhibit HIF-1α synthesis and block tumor growth. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2008;105:19579-86

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