Paterson, S.C., Smith, K.D., Holyoake, T.L. and Jorgensen, H.G. (2003) Is there a cloud in the silver lining for imatinib? British Journal of Cancer, 88(7), pp. 983-987. (doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600828)
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Abstract
Imatinib mesylate (Gleevec® or Glivec®), a small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukaemia, has been said to herald the dawn of a new er-a of rationally designed, molecularly targeted oncotherapy. Lurking on the same new horizon, however, is the age-old spectre of drug resistance. This review sets the intoxicating clinical perspective against the more sobering laboratory evidence of such divergent mechanisms of imatinib resistance as gene amplification and stem cell quiescence. Polychemotherapy has already been considered to combat resistance, but a more innovative, as yet unformulated, approach may be advocated.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Holyoake, Professor Tessa and Jorgensen, Dr Heather |
| Authors: | Paterson, S.C., Smith, K.D., Holyoake, T.L., and Jorgensen, H.G. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cancer Sciences |
| Journal Name: | British Journal of Cancer |
| ISSN: | 0007-0920 |
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