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Resistance to targeted therapy in chronic myelogenous leukemia.
Seminars in hematology - 1 Jan 2007
Hochhaus Andreas, Erben Philipp, Ernst Thomas, Mueller Martin C
Abstract excerpt
The advent of the Bcr-Abl selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor imatinib mesylate (Glivec, Gleevec, Novartis, East Hanover, NJ) has substantially changed the treatment landscape for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). However, some patients, primarily those with advanced disease, are either initially refractory to imatinib or eventually develop imatinib resistance. Imatinib resistance or intolerance frequently...
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