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Imatinib targets other than bcr/abl and their clinical relevance in myeloid disorders.
Blood - 1 Oct 2004
Pardanani Animesh, Tefferi Ayalew
Abstract excerpt
Imatinib mesylate is a small molecule drug that in vitro inhibits the Abelson (Abl), Arg (abl-related gene), stem cell factor receptor (Kit), and platelet-derived growth factor receptor A and B (PDGFRA and PDGFRB) tyrosine kinases. The drug has acquired therapeutic relevance because of similar inhibitory activity against certain activating mutations of these molecular targets. The archetypical disease in this...
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