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Synergistic effect of arsenic trioxide and flt3 inhibition on cells with flt3 internal tandem duplication.
International journal of hematology - 1 Oct 2006
Takahashi Shinichiro, Harigae Hideo, Yokoyama Hisayuki, Ishikawa Izumi, Abe Shouri, Imaizumi Masue, Sasaki Takeshi, Kaku Mitsuo
Abstract excerpt
Flt3 internal tandem duplication (Flt3-ITD) is a prevalent mutation in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Flt3-ITD constitutively activates various signaling pathways, including a mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK)/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway. Arsenic trioxide (ATO) and MEK inhibition were recently reported to interact synergistically to induce apoptosis in AML cells. In this study,...
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