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Avapritinib-based SAR studies unveil a binding pocket in KIT and PDGFRA.
Nature communications - 2 Jan 2024
Teuber A, Schulz T, Fletcher B S, Gontla R, Mühlenberg T, Zischinsky M-L, Niggenaber J, Weisner J, Kleinbölting S B, Lategahn J, Sievers S, Müller M P, Bauer S, Rauh D
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Avapritinib is the only potent and selective inhibitor approved for the treatment of D842V-mutant gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), the most common primary mutation of the platelet-derived growth factor receptor α (PDGFRA). The approval was based on the NAVIGATOR trial, which revealed overall response rates of more than 90%. Despite this transformational activity, patients eventually progress, mostly due to...
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