Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy, Volume. 32, Issue 7, 716(2025)

Mechanism of bexarotene in suppressing double hit lymphoma via modulation of the c-Myc pathway: Insights from WGCNA

HE Tiantian1, LI Hongyi2, GENG Jie3, HOU Chuandong2, ZHANG Hong4, ZHANG Hui1, ZHAO Peng5, LU Xuechun6, and HE Peifeng5
Author Affiliations
  • 1Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi, China
  • 2Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100853, China
  • 3School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi, China
  • 4Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
  • 5School of Management, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi, China
  • 6Department of Hematology, the Second Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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    HE Tiantian, LI Hongyi, GENG Jie, HOU Chuandong, ZHANG Hong, ZHANG Hui, ZHAO Peng, LU Xuechun, HE Peifeng. Mechanism of bexarotene in suppressing double hit lymphoma via modulation of the c-Myc pathway: Insights from WGCNA[J]. Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy, 2025, 32(7): 716

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    Received: Oct. 23, 2024

    Accepted: Aug. 26, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 26, 2025

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    DOI:10.3872/j.issn.1007-385x.2025.07.006

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