Mechanism of action of lenalidomide in hematological malignancies

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Immunomodulatory drugs lenalidomide and pomalidomide are synthetic compounds derived by modifying the chemical structure of thalidomide to improve its potency and reduce its side effects. Lenalidomide is a 4-amino-glutamyl analogue of thalidomide that lacks the n...

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Main Authors: Kotla Venumadhav, Goel Swati, Nischal Sangeeta, Heuck Christoph, Vivek Kumar, Das Bhaskar, Verma Amit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-08-01
Series:Journal of Hematology & Oncology
Online Access:http://www.jhoonline.org/content/2/1/36