Combination therapeutics of Nilotinib and radiation in acute lymphoblastic leukemia as an effective method against drug-resistance.

Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is characterized by a very poor prognosis and a high likelihood of acquired chemo-resistance. Although tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy has improved clinical outcome, most ALL patients relapse following treatment with T...

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Main Authors: Kamran Kaveh, Yutaka Takahashi, Michael A Farrar, Guy Storme, Marcucci Guido, Jamie Piepenburg, Jackson Penning, Jasmine Foo, Kevin Z Leder, Susanta K Hui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-07-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5500007?pdf=render