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Hedgehog Fights Back: Mechanisms of Acquired Resistance against Smoothened Antagonists
20 Jul 2011
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Acquired resistance to targeted therapies threatens the value of these otherwise very promising agents. The recent description of resistance to the Hedgehog pathway inhibitor vismodegib (GDC-0449) in a medulloblastoma patient who had a dramatic initial response has spurred efforts to understand potential mechanisms of drug resistance. Elucidating these mechanisms will play a significant role in informing...
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