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Sorafenib inhibits imatinib-resistant KIT and platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta gatekeeper mutants.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Jun 2007
Guida Teresa, Anaganti Suresh, Provitera Livia, Gedrich Richard, Sullivan Elizabeth, Wilhelm Scott M, Santoro Massimo, Carlomagno Francesca
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PURPOSE: Targeting of KIT and platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) tyrosine kinases by imatinib is an effective anticancer strategy. However, mutations of the gatekeeper residue (T670 in KIT and T681 in PDGFRbeta) render the two kinases resistant to imatinib. The aim of this study was...
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