A phase I trial of the intravenous Hsp90 inhibitor alvespimycin (17-DMAG) in patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma.
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SUBMITTER: Maddocks K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5455147 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
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A phase I trial of the intravenous Hsp90 inhibitor alvespimycin (17-DMAG) in patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma.
Maddocks Kami K Hertlein Erin E Chen Timothy L TL Wagner Amy J AJ Ling Yonghua Y Flynn Joseph J Phelps Mitch M Johnson Amy J AJ Byrd John C JC Jones Jeffrey A JA
Leukemia & lymphoma 20160114 9
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