Study of correlation between imatinib mesylate plasma levels and hematological profile of patients undergoing treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia

ABSTRACT Introdution: Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a genetic disorder of hematopoietic stem cells, resulting in a myeloproliferative expansion of blood cells. CML is associated with the presence of the Philadelphia chromosome (Ph), generating an oncogene (BCR-ABL). The current treatment of cho...

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Main Authors: Emanuelle S. Dal Ponte, Sandrine C. Wagner, Rafael Linden, Helena Schirmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2017-06-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/jbpml/v53n3/1676-2444-jbpml-53-03-0159.pdf