title: Reversing the multidrug resistance in acute leukemia: until the leukemia initiating cell?
abstract: Reversal of drug resistance is of pivotal importance in order to improve the results of chemotherapy. Monitoring of such reversal is necessary in order to analyze the results of clinical trials. Nonetheless, the leukemia cell population to eradicate is the leukemia initiating cells characterized by a CD34+CD38- phenotype. The evaluation of novel drug resistance modulators should be performed both in the whole leukemic cell population and in the leukemia initiating cell compartment, that is responsible for "mature" leukemia cells replenishment.
authors.forename: Régis T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Costello
mesh_terms: D051997:ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1 / Q000276:immunology; D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D018952:Antigens, CD34 / Q000276:immunology; D003986:Dibenzocycloheptenes / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D011804:Quinolines / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1; D018952:Antigens, CD34; D003986:Dibenzocycloheptenes; D011804:Quinolines; C095179:zosuquidar trihydrochloride; D051997:ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1