The response to imatinib and interferon-α is more rapid than the response to imatinib alone: a retrospective analysis of 495 Philadelphia-positive chronic myeloid leukemia patients in early chronic phase

Before the introduction of imatinib, interferon α-based regimens were the gold standard for treatment of early chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia patients. The combination of IFN-α with imatinib is currently being investigated in at least two large clinical trials, the German CML Study IV and th...

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Main Authors: Francesca Palandri, Fausto Castagnetti, Ilaria Iacobucci, Giovanni Martinelli, Marilina Amabile, Gabriele Gugliotta, Angela Poerio, Nicoletta Testoni, Massimo Breccia, Monica Bocchia, Monica Crugnola, Giovanna Rege-Cambrin, Bruno Martino, Ivana Pierri, Franca Radaelli, Giorgina Specchia, Fabrizio Pane, Giuseppe Saglio, Gianantonio Rosti, Michele Baccarani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ferrata Storti Foundation 2010-08-01
Series:Haematologica
Online Access:https://haematologica.org/article/view/5697