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Treating imatinib-resistant leukemia: the next generation targeted therapies.
TheScientificWorldJournal - 11 Aug 2006
Burgess Michael R, Sawyers Charles L
Abstract excerpt
Imatinib (Gleevec/STI-571/CGP57148B, Novartis) is a small-molecule, tyrosine kinase inhibitor developed to target BCR-ABL, c-Kit, and PDGF-R. Through inhibition of these oncogenic kinases, imatinib is effective in the treatment of BCR-ABL-positive leukemia, gastrointestinal stromal tumor, and hypereosinophilic syndrome, respectively. However, clinical success of imatinib is hampered by acquired resistance that...
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