Structure-Guided Design of a Series of MCL-1 Inhibitors with High Affinity and Selectivity

Bruncko, Milan, Wang, Le, Sheppard, George S., Phillips, Darren C., Tahir, Stephen K., Xue, John, Erickson, Scott, Fidanze, Steve +22 more·2015·Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

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