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Impact of Membrane Drug Transporters on Resistance to Small-Molecule Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors.
Trends in pharmacological sciences - 1 Nov 2016
Neul Claudia, Schaeffeler Elke, Sparreboom Alex, Laufer Stefan, Schwab Matthias, Nies Anne T
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Small-molecule inhibitors of tyrosine kinases (TKIs) are the mainstay of treatment for many malignancies and represent novel treatment options for other diseases such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Twenty-five TKIs are currently FDA-approved and >130 are being evaluated in clinical trials. Increasing evidence suggests that drug exposure of TKIs may significantly contribute to drug resistance, independently...
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