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Bench to bedside targeting of FLT3 in acute leukemia.
Current drug targets - 1 Jul 2010
Pratz Keith W, Levis Mark J
Abstract excerpt
FMS-Like-Tyrosine kinase-3 (FLT3) mutations are found in about 30% of cases of acute myeloid leukemia and confer an increased relapse rate and reduced overall survival. Targeting this tyrosine kinase by direction inhibition is the focus of both preclinical and clinical research in AML. Several molecules are in clinical development inhibit FLT3, but thus far clinical responses have been limited. Correlative...
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