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How has the management of Ph+ acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) changed over the years.
[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology - 1 Jan 2000
Chiaretti Sabina, Foà Robin
Abstract excerpt
For decades, Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) has been considered the ALL subgroup with the worse outcome. It represents the most frequent genetic subtype of adult ALL and, in the elderly, it accounts for approximately 50% of cases. The introduction of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) has led to obtain complete hematologic remissions (CHR) in virtually all patients, to improve...
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