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The effect of the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib on acute myeloid leukemia cells and drug resistance associated with the CD34+ immature phenotype.
Haematologica - 1 Jan 2008
Colado Enrique, Alvarez-Fernández Stela, Maiso Patricia, Martín-Sánchez Jesús, Vidriales Maria Belén, Garayoa Mercedes, Ocio Enrique M, Montero Juan Carlos, Pandiella Atanasio, San Miguel Jesús F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Proteasome inhibition represents a promising novel anticancer therapy, and bortezomib is a highly selective reversible inhibitor of the proteasome complex. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an immnunophenotypically heterogeneous group of diseases, with CD34(+) cases being associated with drug resistance and poor outcome. We investigated the effects of bortezomib on the growth and survival of AML cells....
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