OUR EXPERIENCE WITH TREATMENT OF CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA WITH IMATINIB MESYLATE

<p>Background. Imatinib mesylate is an Abl kinase inhibitor capable of producing a sustained complete molecular response in chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). It is effective in all three phases of CML with the longest response in the chronic phase. Imatinib has been in use only since 1998 an...

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Main Authors: Mojca Modic, Matjaž Sever
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2004-12-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
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Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/2418