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New prognostic factors in chronic myeloid leukaemia
2010-01-01
Abstract excerpt
The tyrosine kinase inhibitor imatinib mesylate (IM) has proved a major advance in the management of patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) but about 15% of patients do not achieve complete cytogenetic responses (CCyR) (primary resistance) and a further 15-20% of those who do achieve CCyR eventually lose their response (secondary resistance). The best characterised mechanism of resistance is the expansion o...
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- 1d799e1f-b0bc-5e8c-a649-ae9f6f6bef99
- DOI
- 10.25560/5626
