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WP1066, a novel JAK2 inhibitor, suppresses proliferation and induces apoptosis in erythroid human cells carrying the JAK2 V617F mutation.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Feb 2008
Verstovsek Srdan, Manshouri Taghi, Quintás-Cardama Alfonso, Harris David, Cortes Jorge, Giles Francis J, Kantarjian Hagop, Priebe Waldemar, Estrov Zeev
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PURPOSE: The discovery of an activating somatic mutation in codon 617 of the gene encoding the Janus kinase (JAK)-2 (JAK2 V617F) in patients with myeloproliferative disorders has opened new avenues for the development of targeted therapies for these malignancies. However, no effective JAK2 inhibitors are currently available for clinical use. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: We investigated the activity of...
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