title: Modelling the process of drug resistance.
abstract: Modelling the process of drug resistance can provide insight into such issues as the difference between intrinsic and acquired drug resistance. Other important biological questions such as whether resistance arises through selective or inducible events can also be addressed by reference to appropriate models. If drug resistant cells are produced by some type of inducible up regulation step then this has a number of qualifications for cancer chemotherapy. Selection theories of drug resistance imply that certain sequences of drugs will be superior to others something which can be tested by experiment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Goldie
mesh_terms: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004351:Drug Resistance; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D014411:Neoplastic Stem Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D012641:Selection, Genetic
chemical_list: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins