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Detection of BCR-ABL kinase mutations in CD34+ cells from chronic myelogenous leukemia patients in complete cytogenetic remission on imatinib mesylate treatment.
Blood - 1 Mar 2005
Chu Su, Xu Helen, Shah Neil P, Snyder David S, Forman Stephen J, Sawyers Charles L, Bhatia Ravi
Abstract excerpt
The BCR-ABL kinase inhibitor imatinib mesylate induces complete cytogenetic response (CCR) in a high proportion of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) patients. However, patients in CCR usually demonstrate evidence of residual BCR-ABL-positive progenitors. The mechanisms underlying persistence of...
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