A phase I study
of dasatinib in children and adolescents with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and other malignancies determined dosing for further studies and suggested the drug is well tolerated and effective in these patients.
Not exact matches
Treating cells simultaneously with docetaxal and
dasatinib or administering
dasatinib after a longer period
of time did not produce the same effects.
The researchers observed that two drugs each killed a large fraction
of the cells that had begun transitioning:
dasatinib, a drug that targets the Src Family Kinase (SFK) and RK20449, a new drug in pre-clinical testing that specifically targets one
of the SFK proteins called Hck.
The researchers confirmed these findings in a mammary carcinoma mouse model — treatment with
dasatinib just a few days after administering two high doses
of chemotherapy prevented tumor growth and increased survival rates.
«Although TKIs such as the first - generation TKI imatinib mesylate (IM) and the second - generation TKIs
dasatinib and nilotinib have markedly improved the prognosis
of patients with chronic phase CML, a cure remains elusive.
Researchers at the University
of Sheffield investigated a drug called
dasatinib, which works by blocking certain chemical signals that stimulate the growth
of cancer cells.
In contrast, because
of the high incidence
of TP53 mutations in the HPV - inactive class, these tumors may be less responsive to the standard cisplatin chemotherapy and more sensitive to other chemotherapies such as
dasatinib.»
During his time at Bristol - Myers Squibb, he facilitated a discovery program ultimately leading to the development and launch
of Sprycel ® (
dasatinib), a treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia.
A drug called
dasatinib was found to be safe and effective for children with chronic myeloid leukemia, according to a clinical trial published in the Journal
of Clinical Oncology.
Several targeted drugs (e.g., imatinib [Gleevec ®],
dasatinib [Sprycel ®]-RRB- are effective for treating CML because they attack cells with the Philadelphia chromosome, the genetic abnormality that is the hallmark
of this type
of leukemia.
Druker said that Gleevec's long - term efficacy also offers a benchmark for comparative testing
of two other similar kinase inhibitors,
dasatinib and nilotinib, now underway.
He has played a key role in the discovery and development
of multiple approved drugs, including imatinib (Gleevec),
dasatinib (Sprycel), and enzalutamide (Xtandi).