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Ponatinib in the Treatment of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia and Philadelphia Chromosome Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
25 Sept 2018
Abstract excerpt
Philadelphia chromosome, reciprocal translocation between chromosome 9 and 22, leading to a constitutively active fusion protein BCR-ABL1 is the common feature among Philadelphia positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The discovery of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) has led to significant improvement in the treatment of CML and Ph+ ALL. Ponatinib is a...
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