Autophagy modulation emerges as a strategy against cisplatin-resistant gastric cancer
A recent review suggests that modulating autophagy—the cellular process of recycling damaged proteins—could be a viable strategy to overcome cisplatin resistance in gastric cancer patients. This approach aims to improve the efficacy of chemotherapy, which is currently limited by drug resistance.
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