Article
'Lymphoid' blast crisis of chronic myeloid leukaemia is associated with distinct clinicohaematological features.
British journal of haematology - 1 Jan 1998
Cervantes F, Villamor N, Esteve J, Montoto S, Rives S, Rozman C, Montserrat E
Abstract excerpt
It has been suggested that in blast crisis (BC) of chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) the clinical and laboratory features of patients with 'lymphoid' phenotype differ from those of patients with non-lymphoid BC. In order to assess any differences, 97 patients consecutively diagnosed with BC that fo...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- B-Lymphocytes
- Blast Crisis
- Female
- Humans
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Prognosis
- Survival Rate
- T-Lymphocytes