Catechol-O-methyltransferase, a new target for pancreatic cancer therapy.

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Published in Cancer Sci on March 25, 2015

Authors

Wenming Wu1, Qiao Wu1, Xiafei Hong1, Li Zhou1, Jie Zhang1, Lei You1, Wenze Wang2, Huanwen Wu2, Hongmei Dai1, Yupei Zhao1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
2: Department of Pathology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.

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