Resistance to chemotherapy
Mechanisms of resistance include:
- high proportion of cells in Go
- poor tumour penetration
- rapid drug elimination - if the tumour has p glycoprotein
- enhanced detoxification by the tumour
- increased production of target enzymes
- decreased levels of target enzyme
- DNA repair
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