European Journal of Cancer
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 180-190, January 2010

Interferon-λ induces G1 phase arrest or apoptosis in oesophageal carcinoma cells and produces anti-tumour effects in combination with anti-cancer agents

  • Quanhai Li

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pathology and Cell Therapy, Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute, 666-2 Nitona, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8717, Japan
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  • Kiyoko Kawamura

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pathology and Cell Therapy, Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute, 666-2 Nitona, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8717, Japan
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  • Guangyu Ma

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pathology and Cell Therapy, Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute, 666-2 Nitona, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8717, Japan
    • Department of Environmental Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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  • Fumi Iwata

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutritional Physiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Josai University, 1-1 Keyakidai, Sakado 350-0295, Japan
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  • Muneo Numasaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutritional Physiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Josai University, 1-1 Keyakidai, Sakado 350-0295, Japan
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  • Nobuo Suzuki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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  • Hideaki Shimada

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterological Surgery, Chiba Cancer Center, Chiba, 666-2 Nitona, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8717, Japan
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  • Masatoshi Tagawa

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pathology and Cell Therapy, Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute, 666-2 Nitona, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8717, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: +81 43 264 5431x 5101; fax: 81 43 265 4459.

Received 24 August 2009; accepted 1 October 2009. published online 02 November 2009.

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  • PII: S0959-8049(09)00727-8

    doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2009.10.002

    European Journal of Cancer
    Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 180-190, January 2010