Article
Effect of tyrosine kinase inhibition by imatinib mesylate on mast cell tumors in dogs.
Journal of veterinary internal medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Isotani M, Ishida N, Tominaga M, Tamura K, Yagihara H, Ochi S, Kato R, Kobayashi T, Fujita M, Fujino Y, Setoguchi A, Ono K, Washizu T, Bonkobara M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Imatinib mesylate is a small molecule targeted at dysregulated protein-tyrosine kinase. Mutation of c-kit exon 11, which induces constitutive phosphorylation of KIT, is one of the mechanisms for the development or progression of mast cell tumor (MCT) in dogs. The purpose of this study was to examine the therapeutic potential of imatinib mesylate in canine MCT. HYPOTHESIS: Imatinib mesylate has...
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