Imatinib: a breakthrough of targeted therapy in cancer

N Iqbal, N Iqbal - Chemotherapy research and practice, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Deregulated protein tyrosine kinase activity is central to the pathogenesis of human cancers.
Targeted therapy in the form of selective tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) has transformed …

Mechanisms and insights into drug resistance in cancer

H Zahreddine, KLB Borden - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Cancer drug resistance continues to be a major impediment in medical oncology. Clinically,
resistance can arise prior to or as a result of cancer therapy. In this review, we discuss …

Final 5-year study results of DASISION: the dasatinib versus imatinib study in treatment-naïve chronic myeloid leukemia patients trial

JE Cortes, G Saglio, HM Kantarjian… - Journal of Clinical …, 2016 - ascopubs.org
Purpose We report the 5-year analysis from the phase III Dasatinib Versus Imatinib Study in
Treatment-Naïve Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients (DASISION) trial, evaluating long-term …

Chronic myeloid leukemia: an update of concepts and management recommendations of European LeukemiaNet

M Baccarani, J Cortes, F Pane… - Journal of clinical …, 2009 - ascopubs.org
Purpose To review and update the European LeukemiaNet (ELN) recommendations for the
management of chronic myeloid leukemia with imatinib and second-generation tyrosine …

BCR-ABL kinase domain mutation analysis in chronic myeloid leukemia patients treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors: recommendations from an expert panel on …

S Soverini, A Hochhaus, FE Nicolini… - Blood, The Journal …, 2011 - ashpublications.org
Abstract Mutations in the Bcr-Abl kinase domain may cause, or contribute to, resistance to
tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in chronic myeloid leukemia patients. Recommendations …

Molecular biology of bcr-abl1–positive chronic myeloid leukemia

A Quintás-Cardama, J Cortes - Blood, The Journal of the …, 2009 - ashpublications.org
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has been regarded as the paradigmatic example of a
malignancy defined by a unique molecular event, the BCR-ABL1 oncogene. Decades of …

Integrative genomic analysis reveals cancer-associated mutations at diagnosis of CML in patients with high-risk disease

S Branford, P Wang, DT Yeung… - Blood, The Journal …, 2018 - ashpublications.org
Genomic events associated with poor outcome in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) are
poorly understood. We performed whole-exome sequencing, copy-number variation, and/or …

Part I: mechanisms of resistance to imatinib in chronic myeloid leukaemia

JF Apperley - The lancet oncology, 2007 - thelancet.com
The introduction of selective tyrosine-kinase inhibitors (TKIs) for the treatment of chronic
myeloid leukaemia has changed patient outcome and, consequently, management of this …

Imatinib pharmacokinetics and its correlation with response and safety in chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia: a subanalysis of the IRIS study

RA Larson, BJ Druker, F Guilhot… - Blood, The Journal …, 2008 - ashpublications.org
Imatinib at 400 mg daily is standard treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic
phase. We here describe the correlation of imatinib trough plasma concentrations (Cmins) …

BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitors in the treatment of Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myeloid leukemia: a review

X An, AK Tiwari, Y Sun, PR Ding, CR Ashby Jr… - Leukemia research, 2010 - Elsevier
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) is a clonal disease characterized by the presence of the
Philadelphia (Ph+) chromosome and its oncogenic product, BCR-ABL, a constitutively active …