Article
Telomerase Inhibitor Imetelstat in Patients with Essential Thrombocythemia.
The New England journal of medicine - 3 Sept 2015
Baerlocher Gabriela M, Oppliger Leibundgut Elisabeth, Ottmann Oliver G, Spitzer Gary, Odenike Olatoyosi, McDevitt Michael A, Röth Alexander, Daskalakis Michael, Burington Bart, Stuart Monic, Snyder David S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Imetelstat, a 13-mer oligonucleotide that is covalently modified with lipid extensions, competitively inhibits telomerase enzymatic activity. It has been shown to inhibit megakaryocytic proliferation in vitro in cells obtained from patients with essential thrombocythemia. In this phase 2 study, we investigated whether imetelstat could elicit hematologic and molecular responses in patients with...
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