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Beyond Philadelphia: 'Ph-like' B cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemias - diagnostic challenges and therapeutic promises.
Current opinion in hematology - 1 Jul 2014
Izraeli Shai
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The presence of the Philadelphia chromosome causing the fusion between BCR to ABL1 in B cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemias (ALLs) was associated with a particularly bad prognosis, which has been markedly improved with the addition of imatinib to chemotherapy. Recent genomic studies have lead to the identification of 'Philadelphia like' or 'BCR-ABL1 like' ALLs lacking BCR-ABL1 fusion....
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