Nilotinib impairs skeletal myogenesis by increasing myoblast proliferation

Abstract Background Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are effective therapies with demonstrated antineoplastic activity. Nilotinib is a second-generation FDA-approved TKI designed to overcome Imatinib resistance and intolerance in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Interestingly, TKIs...

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Main Authors: Osvaldo Contreras, Maximiliano Villarreal, Enrique Brandan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Skeletal Muscle
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13395-018-0150-5