A patient with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) treated with interferon alpha (IFN alpha) and who developed autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is described. The patient was treated with IFN alpha 2a, a complete cytogenetic response was achieved 5 months later, and this response has lasted now more than 7 year
High incidence of autoimmune alterations in chronic myeloid leukemia patients treated with interferon-α
✍ Scribed by J.L. Steegmann; M.J. Requena; P. Martín-Regueira; R. de la Cámara; F. Casado; F. Rodriguez Salvanés; J.M. Fernández Rañada
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 104 KB
- Volume
- 72
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
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