American Society of Hematology, Blood Advances, 20(3), p. 2920-2933, 2019
DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019000350
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Key PointsN-methylated thrombospondin-1 mimetic peptides selectively kill the leukemic CD5+ B cells, sparing mature and precursor nontumor cells. CD47 peptide triggering eliminates drug-resistant CLL cells by inducing an original form of cell death regulated by G proteins.