P-loop mutations and novel therapeutic approaches for imatinib failures in chronic myeloid leukemia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Imatinib was the first BCR-ABL-targeted agent approved for the treatment of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and confers significant benefit for most patients; however, a substantial number of patients are either initially refractory or develop resist...

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Main Authors: Liu Delong, Cang Shundong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-10-01
Series:Journal of Hematology & Oncology
Online Access:http://www.jhoonline.org/content/1/1/15