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Novel Targets for Treatment of Adult Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

Novel Targets for Treatment of Adult Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia The treatment of acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) results in long-term disease-free survival in only 30–40% of adults. Conventional chemotherapy is toxic and woefully ineffective. Therefore, novel agents are being investigated. Among these agents are monoclonal antibodies such as rituximab, epratuzumab, and alemtuzumab and targeted therapies such as tyrosine kinase inhibitors, mTOR inhibitors, and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MEK) inhibitors. This article discusses such novel targets for the treatment of ALL. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports Springer Journals

Novel Targets for Treatment of Adult Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Hematology
ISSN
1558-8211
eISSN
1558-822X
DOI
10.1007/s11899-010-0064-8
pmid
20680526
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Abstract

The treatment of acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) results in long-term disease-free survival in only 30–40% of adults. Conventional chemotherapy is toxic and woefully ineffective. Therefore, novel agents are being investigated. Among these agents are monoclonal antibodies such as rituximab, epratuzumab, and alemtuzumab and targeted therapies such as tyrosine kinase inhibitors, mTOR inhibitors, and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MEK) inhibitors. This article discusses such novel targets for the treatment of ALL.

Journal

Current Hematologic Malignancy ReportsSpringer Journals

Published: Oct 1, 2010

Keywords: Acute lymphocytic leukemia; Philadelphia+; Molecular targets; Tyrosine kinase inhibitors; Monoclonal antibodies; mTOR; Notch; CD19; CD20; CD22; CD52; Rapamycin; MEK

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