Combining Cancer Drugs To Prevent Emergence Of The Drug-Resistant Forms Of BCR-ABL - Details

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Title:Combining Cancer Drugs To Prevent Emergence Of The Drug-Resistant Forms Of BCR-ABL - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/79931.php
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Description:Individuals with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) are treated first with a drug known as imatinib (Gleevec), which targets the protein known to cause the cancer (BCR-ABL). If their disease returns, because BCR-ABL mutants emerge that are resistant to the effects of imatinib, individuals are treated with a drug known as dasatinib (SPRYCEL), which targets BCR-ABL in a different way. [click link for full article]
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Date Added:August 20, 2007 02:00:00 AM
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