%0 Journal Article %T Cryptotanshinone inhibits esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma in vitro and in vivo through the suppression of STAT3 activation %A Chunhong Yan %A Ling Li %A Liyuan Wang %A Nina Xue %A Rui Huang %A Tingting Du %A Xiaoguang Chen %A Yichen Liu %A Yubin Ji %J Archive of "OncoTargets and therapy". %D 2019 %R 10.2147/OTT.S187777 %X Esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma (ESCC) is the most common subtype of esophageal cancer, with a poor clinical outcome. Cryptotanshinone (CTS) is the main bioactive compound from the root of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge. Our study aimed to investigate the anti-cancer effects and molecular mechanisms of CTS on ESCC %K xenograft %K CTS %K ESCC %K proliferation %K apoptosis %K migration %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6357882/