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DNA-Dependent Protein Kinase Is a Therapeutic Target and an Indicator of Poor Prognosis in B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
15 Jun 2008
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PURPOSE: del(17p), del(11q), and associated p53 dysfunction predict for short survival and chemoresistance in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) is activated by DNA damage and mediates DNA double-strand break repair. We hypothesized that inhibiting DNA-PK would sensitize CLL cells to drug-induced DNA damage and that this approach could increase the therapeutic index...
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