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Resistance to imatinib in chronic myelogenous leukemia: mechanisms and clinical implications.
Current hematologic malignancy reports - 1 Apr 2008
La Rosée Paul, Hochhaus Andreas
Abstract excerpt
The introduction of imatinib represented a breakthrough in the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). However, about 20% of patients treated in early chronic-phase CML are off therapy after 6 years because of resistance or intolerance, and most patients taking imatinib remain BCR-ABL-positive at the molecular level, indicating primary refractoriness of a leukemic subpopulation. Patients with advanced...
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