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  • noun A farnesyltransferase inhibitor with possible anticancer applications.

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  • The researchers examined the effects of an experimental cancer drug, tipifarnib, in a strain of mice genetically engineered to develop cardiovascular damage similar to that seen in progeria patients.

    Anti-Cancer drug reverses fatal cardiovascular damage linked to progeria 2008

  • The farnesyltransferase inhibitor (FTI) tipifarnib is effective in some patients with refractory or relapsed acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to a report in the June 15th issue of Blood.

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

  • Building upon its past experiments in cells and mice, the NIH-led team examined the effects of an experimental cancer drug, tipifarnib, in a strain of mice genetically engineered to develop cardiovascular damage similar to that seen in progeria patients.

    Phoenix Arizona Real Estate Local News and Business Directory 2008

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