Direct activation of the apoptosis machinery as a mechanism to target cancer cells.

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Published in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A on June 13, 2003

Authors

Jack T Nguyen1, James A Wells

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1: Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, 341 Oyster Point Boulevard, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.

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