Accelerated and blastic phases of chronic myelogenous leukemia
β Scribed by Giles, Francis J; Cortes, Jorge E; Kantarjian, Hagop M; O'Brien, Susan M
- Book ID
- 121950827
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 270 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0889-8588
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Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is the only h a m a n neoplastic disease associated with a specific cytogenetic abnormality, the Philadelphia (Phl) chromosome. This marker chromosome is found in the majority of patients with CML and has only occasionally been reported in other hematologic conditi
## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Therapeutic options in Philadelphia chromosomeβpositive chronic myelogenous leukemia (Phβpositive CML) in chronic phase include allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) and treatments other than allogeneic SCT. The choice of therapy often depends on the mortality risk o