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Inhibition of autophagy with clarithromycin: a new strategy to enhance sensitivity of CML stem cells to tyrosine kinase inhibitors

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Autophagy inhibition has been shown to sensitize tumor cells to cell death induced by tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). The remarkable responses obtained in seven patients with the combination of clarithromycin and TKIs support the hypothesis that the inhibition of autophagy may make chronic myeloid leukemia cells sensitive to killing by TKIs.

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  1. Hematology Division, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino, IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy

    A M Carella, G Beltrami, G Catania, G Pica, C Ghiggi, A Garuti & A Carella

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This article was published as part of a supplement that was supported by Novartis, MSD Italia, Roche, Celgene, GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi, Gilead, Adienne, Italfarmaco, Pierre Fabre Pharmaceuticals with an unrestricted educational contribution to AREO—Associazione Ricerche Emato-Oncologiche (Genoa) and AMS—Associazione Malattie del Sangue (Milan) for the purpose of advancing research in acute and chronic leukemia.

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Carella, A., Beltrami, G., Catania, G. et al. Inhibition of autophagy with clarithromycin: a new strategy to enhance sensitivity of CML stem cells to tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Leukemia Suppl 1 (Suppl 2), S49–S50 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/leusup.2012.25

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