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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-8-25
pubmed:abstractText
Imatinib (Gleevec) exemplifies the successful development of a rationally designed, molecularly targeted therapy for the treatment of a specific cancer. This article reviews the identification of the BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase as a therapeutic target in chronic myeloid leukemia and the steps in the development of an agent to specifically inactivate this abnormality. The clinical trials results are reviewed along with a description of resistance mechanisms. As imatinib also inhibits the tyrosine kinase activity of KIT and the platelet-derived growth factor receptors, the extension of imatinib to malignancies driven by these kinases will be described. Issues related to clinical trials of molecularly targeted agents are discussed, including patient and dose selection. Last, the translation of this paradigm to other malignancies is explored.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0065-230X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
91
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15327887-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15327887-Antineoplastic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:15327887-Clinical Trials as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:15327887-Drug Design, pubmed-meshheading:15327887-Drug Evaluation, Preclinical, pubmed-meshheading:15327887-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:15327887-Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl, pubmed-meshheading:15327887-Gastrointestinal Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:15327887-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15327887-Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive, pubmed-meshheading:15327887-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:15327887-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:15327887-Neoplasm Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15327887-Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:15327887-Oncogenes, pubmed-meshheading:15327887-Patient Selection, pubmed-meshheading:15327887-Piperazines, pubmed-meshheading:15327887-Protein Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:15327887-Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:15327887-Pyrimidines
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Imatinib as a paradigm of targeted therapies.
pubmed:affiliation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review