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Nature Chemical Biology 5, 144 - 145 (2009)
doi:10.1038/nchembio0309-144

A pulse at the heart of targeted therapy

James E Bradner1

  1. James E. Bradner is at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
    e-mail: james_bradner@dfci.harvard.edu


Inhibition of growth stimulatory pathways has emerged as a major focus of targeted cancer drug development. New insights regarding potent, transient inhibition of cell signaling may challenge the dogma of medicinal chemistry and clinical trial design.

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