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Editorial
. 2020 Jan;105(1):7-9.
doi: 10.3324/haematol.2019.234880.

A new kid on the block for acute myeloid leukemia treatment? Homoharringtonine interferes with key pathways in acute myeloid leukemia cells

Stefan K Bohlander  1
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Editorial

A new kid on the block for acute myeloid leukemia treatment? Homoharringtonine interferes with key pathways in acute myeloid leukemia cells

Stefan K Bohlander. Haematologica. 2020 Jan.
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Diagram of the pathways affected by homoharringtonine (HHT). (A) Status of the pathways in the leukemic cells in the absence of HHT. (B) When HHT is present, it binds to SP1 which leads to a reduction of the activity of downstream pathways.
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