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P-glycoprotein and breast cancer resistance protein restrict the brain penetration of the CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib.
Investigational new drugs - 1 Oct 2015
de Gooijer Mark C, Zhang Ping, Thota Nishita, Mayayo-Peralta Isabel, Buil Levi C M, Beijnen Jos H, van Tellingen Olaf
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INTRODUCTION: Palbociclib is a cyclin dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor with nanomolar potency and was recently approved for treatment of breast cancer. The drug may also be useful in glioblastoma (GBM) and diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG), which often have an activated CDK4/6-retinoblastoma signaling pathway. However, GBM and DIPG spread widely into the surrounding brain, which calls for a CDK4/6...
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