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p53 modulation as a therapeutic strategy in gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Henze Joern, Mühlenberg Thomas, Simon Susanne, Grabellus Florian, Rubin Brian, Taeger Georg, Schuler Martin, Treckmann Juergen, Debiec-Rychter Maria, Taguchi Takahiro, Fletcher Jonathan A, Bauer Sebastian
Abstract excerpt
The KIT-inhibitor imatinib mesylate (IM) has greatly improved the treatment of metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). IM exhibits strong antiproliferative effects but fails to induce sufficient levels of apoptosis resulting in low pathologic complete remission rates and a high rate of secondary progression in the metastatic setting. Upregulation of p53 by MDM2 inhibitors has been shown to induce...
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