Polycythemia vera responds to imatinib mesylate

被引:29
作者
Jones, CM
Dickinson, TM
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[1] Germantown, TN 38138
关键词
c-kit; polycythemia vera; imatinib mesylate;
D O I
10.1097/00000441-200303000-00007
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We report 2 patients with polycythemia vera who were demonstrated to be bcr/abl-negative and were unable to tolerate either hydroxyurea or interferon-a but who had excellent clinical responses to imatinib mesylate (STI-571). This effect is consistent with the inhibitory effect of imatinib mesylate on c-kit's tyrosine kinase activity as demonstrated by its effectiveness in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
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