Nilotinib – Differentiating the Hope from the Hype
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Nilotinib – Differentiating the Hope from the Hype
We discuss a report in the current issue on clinical and biochemical findings from a safety trial using the cAbl tyrosine kinase inhibitor Nilotinib (150 mg or 300 mg given daily for 24 weeks) in a small group of patients with either advanced Parkinson's disease or Dementia with Lewy Bodies. Despite some side effects (one serious), the authors claim that Nilotinib, which is normally used at muc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Parkinson's Disease
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1877-7171,1877-718X
DOI: 10.3233/jpd-160904