Targeting connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) in acute lymphoblastic leukemia preclinical models: anti-CTGF monoclonal antibody attenuates leukemia growth.

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Published in Ann Hematol on October 24, 2013

Authors

Hongbo Lu1, Kensuke Kojima1, Venkata Lokesh Battula1, Borys Korchin1, Yuexi Shi1, Ye Chen1, Suzanne Spong2, Deborah A Thomas3, Hagop Kantarjian3, Richard B Lock4, Michael Andreeff1, Marina Konopleva1

Author Affiliations

1: Section of Molecular Hematology and Therapy, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
2: FibroGen, Inc., San Francisco, CA.
3: Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
4: Leukemia Biology, Children's Cancer Institute Australia, Randwick, Australia.

Associated clinical trials:

A Study of FG-3019 in Subjects With Liver Fibrosis Due to Chronic Hepatitis B Infection | NCT01217632

A Phase 1 Study of Safety and Bioactivity With FG-3019 in Combination With Gemcitabine and Erlotinib for Subjects With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer | NCT01181245

Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy Study of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (FGCL-3019-049) | NCT01262001

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