Annals of Oncology Advance Access originally published online on April 27, 2005
Annals of Oncology 2005 16(8):1400; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi233
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Little response to zoledronic acid in a child of juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) harboring the PTPN11 mutation
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Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) is a clonal myeloproliferative disorder with a high mortality rate. Dysregulation of the RAS pathway has been implicated in the pathogenesis. A targeting therapy against the RAS pathway, therefore, can be an important therapeutic option. Zoledronic acid, a third-generation bisphosphonate that is capable of inhibiting the activation of small GTPases, was
Department of Pediatrics, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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