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In chronic myeloid leukemia patients on second-line tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy, deep sequencing of BCR-ABL1 at the time of warning may allow sensitive detection of emerging drug-resistant mutants.
BMC cancer - 2 Aug 2016
Soverini Simona, De Benedittis Caterina, Castagnetti Fausto, Gugliotta Gabriele, Mancini Manuela, Bavaro Luana, Machova Polakova Katerina, Linhartova Jana, Iurlo Alessandra, Russo Domenico, Pane Fabrizio, Saglio Giuseppe, Rosti Gianantonio, Cavo Michele, Baccarani Michele, Martinelli Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Imatinib-resistant chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients receiving second-line tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy with dasatinib or nilotinib have a higher risk of disease relapse and progression and not infrequently BCR-ABL1 kinase domain (KD) mutations are implicated in therapeutic failure. In this setting, earlier detection of emerging BCR-ABL1 KD mutations would offer greater chances of...
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