Discontinuation of imatinib mesylate could improve renal impairment in chronic myeloid leukemia

We aim to report a CML case that had fluid retention and serum creatinine increase under long-term imatinib mesylate (IM) treatment. A 68-year-old woman was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, and IM was started in 2002 with a dose of 400 mg/day. She had achieved complete hematological, molecul...

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Main Authors: Malkan Umit Y., Haznedaroglu Ibrahim C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2018-12-01
Series:Open Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2019-0004