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The importance of FLT3 mutational analysis in acute myeloid leukemia
22 Nov 2017
Abstract excerpt
Activating mutations in FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3), including internal tandem duplications (ITDs) and tyrosine kinase domain (TKD) mutations, are common in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). FLT3-ITD is a negative prognostic factor that remains prognostically relevant even after intensive chemotherapy and/or stem cell transplant. FLT3 testing was historically viewed as being purely prognostic;...
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