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Leukemia relapse reconsidered from the molecular aspect.
Leukemia & lymphoma - 1 May 2000
Naoe T, Nakano Y, Kiyoi H
Abstract excerpt
Relapse, a major obstacle in the treatment of acute leukemia, is essentially caused by re-growth of residual leukemia cells, frequently accompanied by resistance to chemotherapy. Comparative studies of clones both at initial diagnosis and at subsequent relapse have indicated that phenotype and karyotype are frequently changed at relapse. This can be recognized as the result of negative selection by chemotherapy...
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