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Background/aim: Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) is an unsaturated fatty acid with various bioactivities, including antitumor effects. We previously reported a synergistic antitumor effect of cisplatin (CDDP) and EPA. Here, we examined the underlying mechanism.

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Background/aims: It has been found experimentally and clinically that eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) exerts an anticancer effect and that it has a minimal adverse event profile relative to other anticancer drugs. Any synergy between EPA and other anticancer drugs could be of therapeutic relevance, especially in elderly or high-risk patients. Therefore, we investigated the synergism between anticancer drugs and EPA experimentally.

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