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STAT3 inhibitors for cancer therapy

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Article: e22882 | Published online: 01 Jan 2013

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Xiaolei Zhang, Tao Lu, Yanhui Ma, Rui Li, Yingxin Pang, Hongluan Mao & Peishu Liu. (2020) Novel Nanocomplexes Targeting STAT3 Demonstrate Promising Anti-Ovarian Cancer Effects in vivo. OncoTargets and Therapy 13, pages 5069-5082.
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Rubashruti Kanna, Gaurav Choudhary, Nandini Ramachandra, Ulrich Steidl, Amit Verma & Aditi Shastri. (2018) STAT3 inhibition as a therapeutic strategy for leukemia. Leukemia & Lymphoma 59:9, pages 2068-2074.
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