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FLT3 inhibitors for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia.
Clinical advances in hematology & oncology : H&O - 1 Jun 2010
Wiernik Peter H
Abstract excerpt
The fms-like receptor tyrosine kinase-3 (FLT3), which is important for the normal development of hematopoietic stem cells and cells of the immune system, is frequently mutated in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). FLT3 is, therefore, a potential therapeutic target in AML. Recently, FLT3 inhibitors have shown therapeutic activity in AML patients with FLT3 mutations. Sorafenib and sunitinib were the first...
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