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Phase I dose escalation trial of the novel proteasome inhibitor carfilzomib in patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma.
Leukemia & lymphoma - 1 Jan 2015
Awan Farrukh T, Flynn Joseph M, Jones Jeffrey A, Andritsos Leslie A, Maddocks Kami J, Sass Ellen J, Lucas Margaret S, Chase Weihong, Waymer Sharon, Ling Yonghua, Jiang Yao, Phelps Mitch A, Byrd John C, Lucas David M, Woyach Jennifer A
Abstract excerpt
The proteasome complex degrades proteins involved in a variety of cellular processes and is a powerful therapeutic target in several malignancies. Carfilzomib is a potent proteasome inhibitor which induces rapid chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cell apoptosis in vitro. We conducted a phase I dose-escalation trial to determine the safety and tolerability of carfilzomib in relapsed/refractory CLL or small...
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