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A pulse at the heart of targeted therapy

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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Figure 1: Brief exposure to dasatinib confers long-lasting cytotoxicity.

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Bradner, J. A pulse at the heart of targeted therapy. Nat Chem Biol 5, 144–145 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio0309-144

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