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Imatinib mesylate (Gleevec): targeted therapy against cancer with immune properties.
Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets - 1 Mar 2010
Zoubir Moustapha, Tursz Thomas, Ménard Cédric, Zitvogel Laurence, Chaput Nathalie
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The treatment against cancer is being flooded by targeted therapies. Imatinib mesylate (Gleevec) was the first molecule to provide the proof of principle that targeting an aberrant tyrosine kinase responsible for the uncontrolled cell cycle progression allows for the eradication of tumors. The ideal targeted therapy should eliminate the molecular event responsible for the disease, an oncogenic product such as...
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