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Effect of cellular quiescence on the success of targeted CML therapy.
PloS one - 3 Oct 2007
Komarova Natalia L, Wodarz Dominik
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Similar to tissue stem cells, primitive tumor cells in chronic myelogenous leukemia have been observed to undergo quiescence; that is, the cells can temporarily stop dividing. Using mathematical models, we investigate the effect of cellular quiescence on the outcome of therapy with targeted small molecule inhibitors. METHODS AND RESULTS: According to the models, the initiation of treatment can result...
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