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Molecular mechanisms of resistance of leukemia to imatinib mesylate.
Leukemia research - 1 May 2004
Tauchi Tetsuzo, Ohyashiki Kazuma
Abstract excerpt
Despite high rates of hematologic and cytogenetic responses to imatinib therapy, the emergence of resistance to imatinib has been recognized as a major problem in the treatment of Ph-positive leukemia. The high frequency of BCR-ABL mutations and amplifications represents the high degree of heterogeneity in patients with advanced phase of CML, in whom multiple leukemic clones may exist. Therefore, a single...
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