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Resistance in chronic myeloid leukemia: definitions and novel therapeutic agents
22 Dec 2017
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is hallmarked by the presence of fusion protein kinase derived from a reciprocal translocation between chromosome 9 and 22, breakpoint cluster region (BCR)-Abelson leukemia virus (ABL) 1, causing aberrant regulation of the downstream pathways leading to unchecked CML leukemia stem cells (LSCs) proliferation. Since the discovery of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI),...
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