Title : Ribavirin as an anti-cancer therapy: acute myeloid leukemia and beyond?

Pub. Date : 2010 Oct

PMID : 20629523






3 Functional Relationships(s)
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1 In this case, ribavirin targets an oncogene, the eukaryotic translation initiation factor eIF4E, elevated in approximately 30% of cancers including many leukemias and lymphomas. Ribavirin eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E Homo sapiens
2 Specifically, ribavirin impedes eIF4E mediated oncogenic transformation by acting as an inhibitor of eIF4E. Ribavirin eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E Homo sapiens
3 Specifically, ribavirin impedes eIF4E mediated oncogenic transformation by acting as an inhibitor of eIF4E. Ribavirin eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E Homo sapiens