title: Persistence of chromosomal abnormalities additional to the Philadelphia chromosome after Philadelphia chromosome disappearance during imatinib therapy for chronic myeloid leukemia.
abstract: Five Philadelphia chromosome positive (Ph+) chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients with additional chromosome abnormalities at diagnosis have been followed during Imatinib therapy. In all, the Ph chromosome disappeared, while the 5 cases, additional abnormalities [dup(1); del(5), +8 (2 patients) and +14] persisted in the subsequent studies, performed over a period of 11 to 49 months, either alone or together with a karyotypically normal cell population. This finding is consistent with a secondary origin of the Ph chromosome in these patients. It is still to early to evaluate the possible prognostic value of these additional abnormalities.
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zaccaria
authors.forename: Anna Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Valenti
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Donti
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gozzetti
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ronconi
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Spedicato
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000782:Aneuploidy; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001549:Benzamides; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002999:Clone Cells / Q000473:pathology; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009006:Monosomy; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D010677:Philadelphia Chromosome; D010879:Piperazines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011379:Prognosis; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012074:Remission Induction; D014314:Trisomy
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001549:Benzamides; D010879:Piperazines; D011743:Pyrimidines; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate