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Flavaglines target primitive leukemia cells and enhance anti-leukemia drug activity.
Leukemia - 1 Oct 2014
Callahan K P, Minhajuddin M, Corbett C, Lagadinou E D, Rossi R M, Grose V, Balys M M, Pan L, Jacob S, Frontier A, Grever M R, Lucas D M, Kinghorn A D, Liesveld J L, Becker M W, Jordan C T
Abstract excerpt
Identification of agents that target human leukemia stem cells is an important consideration for the development of new therapies. The present study demonstrates that rocaglamide and silvestrol, closely related natural products from the flavagline class of compounds, are able to preferentially kill functionally defined leukemia stem cells, while sparing normal stem and progenitor cells. In addition to efficacy as...
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