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Correlation of major cytogenetic response with a pharmacogenetic marker in chronic myeloid leukemia patients treated with imatinib (STI571).
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Apr 2004
Dressman Marlene A, Malinowski Rachel, McLean Lee Anne, Gathmann Insa, Capdeville Renaud, Hensley Martee, Polymeropoulos Mihael H
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PURPOSE: Imatinib, an inhibitor of the Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase, is indicated for the treatment of patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia. We examined genotypes from patients enrolled in the International Randomized Study of IFN-alpha versus STI571 in an attempt to identify factors that associate with cytogenetic response. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Sixty-eight polymorphic loci in 26...
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