title: A short report on chronic myeloid leukemia from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
abstract: Post Graduate Institute (PGI) Chandigarh is a premier institute of North India. There are approximately 70,000 admissions per year. The adult clinical hematology department sees more than 2000 new patients per year. A preliminary analysis of 299 chronic myeloid leukemia patients registered from January 2001 until December 2007 was done. Out of these, 256 (86%) patients were in chronic phase (CP). The median age at presentation was 40 years. At 6 months of follow-up 95% of patients who were started on Imatinib mesylate based therapy remained in CP. Partial cytogenetic remission was seen in 69% of patients while complete cytogenetic response was seen in only 20% of patients at 6 months on Imatinib mesylate.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine and Hematology, Post Graduate Institute, Chandigarh, India.
authors: Pankaj
authors: P
authors: Malhotra
authors: Department of Internal Medicine and Hematology, Post Graduate Institute, Chandigarh, India.
authors: Neelam
authors: N
authors: Varma
authors: Department of Internal Medicine and Hematology, Post Graduate Institute, Chandigarh, India.
authors: Subhash
authors: S
authors: Varma
keywords: Chronic myeloid leukemia; Post Graduate Institute; chronic phase