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Overcoming kinase resistance in chronic myeloid leukemia.
The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology - 1 Jan 2008
Lee Francis, Fandi Abderrahim, Voi Maurizio
Abstract excerpt
Imatinib is a small-molecule inhibitor of BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase activity, with proven efficacy and tolerability. Despite imatinib's activity, the development of resistance, whether BCR-ABL dependent or independent, is a concern. BCR-ABL-dependent resistance is commonly a result of mutations in the BCR-ABL gene, which can induce a structural predisposition towards the active conformation of the protein,...
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