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The role of ponatinib in Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Expert review of anticancer therapy - 1 Apr 2015
Sanford David S, Kantarjian Hagop, O'Brien Susan, Jabbour Elias, Cortes Jorge, Ravandi Farhad
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The introduction of tyrosine kinase inhibitors has improved outcomes in Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia, yet relapse due to the development of resistance mutations remains a major obstacle. Ponatinib is a novel tyrosine kinase inhibitor designed to overcome single-resistance mutations in the ABL kinase. Three clinical trials confirmed the efficacy of ponatinib in the relapsed and...
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