OBJECTIVE:To study the effect of docetaxel to hTERT promoter and c-myc in human gastric carcinoma BGC-823 cells. METHODS: Further molecular mechanisms of inhibition of hTERT caused by docetaxel at 24, 48 and 72 hours were investigated by using BGC-823 human docetaxelstric carcinoma cells. In vitro inhibition of BGC-823 cells was measured by MTT assay, and the reverse transcriptase-PCR and hTERT promoter activity assays were also used. RESULTS: Docetaxel decreased hTERT expression and transcriptional activit...