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Spectrum of BCR-ABL Mutations and Treatment Outcomes in Ethiopian Imatinib-Resistant Patients With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia.
JCO global oncology - 1 Jul 2021
Tadesse Fisihatsion, Asres Getahun, Abubeker Abdulaziz, Gebremedhin Amha, Radich Jerald
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Despite the successes achieved in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) with tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy, resistance remains an obstacle. The most common mechanism of resistance is the acquisition of a point mutation in the BCR-ABL kinase domain. Few studies have reported African patients with CML in regard to such mutations. We here report the types of BCR-ABL mutations in Ethiopian...
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