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[Novel inhibitors of Bcr-Abl].
Postepy higieny i medycyny doswiadczalnej (Online) - 1 Jan 2006
Jakubowska Justyna, Czyz Małgorzata
Abstract excerpt
STI571 (imatinib; Gleevec) was developed to specifically target the tyrosine kinase activity of the Bcr-Abl protein in Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). It also inhibits the activity of c-Kit and PDGFR. It is the first-line drug for newly diagnosed CML, with remarkable efficacy to patients in the chronic phase of this cancer. However, CML patients in the accelerated phase or blast...
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