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[STI571: a summary of targeted therapy].
Postepy higieny i medycyny doswiadczalnej (Online) - 1 Jan 2006
Czyz Małgorzata, Jakubowska Justyna
Abstract excerpt
STI571 (imatinib; Gleevec) was developed as the first molecularly targeted therapy. It was the result of an extensive search for molecules to block the aberrant activity of Abl kinase in the fusion protein Bcr-Abl. In addition, it can specifically inhibit the activity of c-Kit and PDGF receptors. This orally bioavailable drug has a low toxicity profile. It is approved to treat the patients with chronic...
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