Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Unstable Leukemia Stem Cells May Predispose Patients To Drug Resistance

Source: Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Date: May 1, 2007

Summary:

Scientists believe the rapid mutation of a gene in chronic myeloid leukemia stem cells may help explain why patients are predisposed to resistance to drugs like imatinib that target that gene, according to a study in the May 2 Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The original news release can be found
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