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Effective Targeting of the P53–MDM2 Axis in Preclinical Models of Infant MLL -Rearranged Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
8 Jan 2015
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Although the overall cure rate for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) approaches 90%, infants with ALL harboring translocations in the mixed-lineage leukemia (MLL) oncogene (infant MLL-ALL) experience shorter remission duration and lower survival rates (∼50%). Mutations in the p53 tumor-suppressor gene are uncommon in infant MLL-ALL, and drugs that release p53 from inhibitory mechanisms may be...
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