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Mast cells as a therapeutic target in myeloproliferative neoplasms.
Trends in molecular medicine - 1 Nov 2022
Toledo Marcelo A S, Chatain Nicolas, Zenke Martin, Koschmieder Steffen
Abstract excerpt
Mast cells have been implicated as mediators of bone marrow fibrosis and pruritus in myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) with JAK2V617F or calreticulin mutations. We hypothesize that potent KIT inhibitors, already in clinical use for systemic mastocytosis, have therapeutic potential for the treatment of MPNs by directly targeting mast cells.
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