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New Drug May Overcome Imatinib Resistance
A second-generation small-molecule inhibitor may effectively overcome resistance to the cancer drug imatinib (Gleevec), a growing problem among patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), according to a new study that tested the drug in mice and in human leukemia cells.
Imatinib attacks and blocks an enzyme called BCR-ABL that
Rate of PSA Rise Associated With Risk of Death from Prostate Cancer
Committee Approves FY2005 Budget for NIH