The blast phase of chronic myeloid leukaemia.
The blast phase of chronic myelogeneous leukaemia (BP-CML) still remains a difficult entity to understand pathogenetically and to treat. In recent years, advances have been made in our understanding of the molecular biology and the pathogenesis of this disorder. Although three new agents have been introduced with some success for treating this disease, namely imatinib, dasatinib and nilotinib, response durations are limited. For those patients who achieve a remission following the use of one of the aforementioned drugs, bone marrow transplantation is recommended.
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Richard T
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Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology & Medical Oncology, Leukemia and Myeloproliferative Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, 525 East 68th Street, Box 581, Payson Pavilion, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10065, USA. rtsilve@mail.med.cornell.edu
D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D015466:Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic-Phase / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012074:Remission Induction / Q000379:methods
D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors