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Pathobiology of lymphoid and myeloid blast crisis and management issues.
Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program - 1 Jan 2005
Ilaria Robert L
Abstract excerpt
Despite recent improvements in the treatment of early-stage disease, the blastic phase of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) remains a therapeutic challenge. For imatinib-naïve patients, imatinib provided encouraging hematologic and cytogenetic benefits; however, the vast majority of CML blast crisis cases today arise in patients already on imatinib-based therapy. Clonal evolution and duplication of the Philadelphia...
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